Buyers Push Dairy Prices Higher as GDT Index Jumps 24%
Buyers trying to secure supply are keeping dairy prices at elevated levels.
The overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction has delivered another solid result.
The GDT price index rose 4.8%, its fifth straight rise.
More importantly for farmers, whole milk powder price rose 2.2% to a four-year high of US$3,380/MT.
Fonterra uses WMP price as a benchmark to set its farm gate milk payout.
Key Results
AMF index up 17.2%, average price US$5,398/MT
Butter index up 4.6%, average price US$4,735/MT
BMP not offered
Ched index down 0.3%, average price US$4,082/MT
LAC index up 6.6%, average price US$1,173/MT
SMP index up 7.0%, average price US$3,243/MT
SWP not offered
WMP index up 2.2%, average price US$3,380/MT
