Milk Powder Prices Prop Up Farmgate Milk Price
Milk powder prices are keeping farmgate prices up, helping processors offset the dip in milk fat prices.
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction has delivered more good new for dairy farmers.
This morning's GDT price index rose 9.9%, its fourth consecutive rise.
More importantly, the average price of Fonterra's flagship commodity export - whole milk powder- rose 12.9% to US$2824/tonne.
Skim milk powder price rose 13.4% to US$2267/tone.
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