When will global milk production hit a tipping point?
With global milk prices falling, the question is when will key exporting countries reach a tipping point where production starts to dip.
After eleven consecutive rises, the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index dropped in the overnight auction.
The GDT price index dropped 1.2% over the previous auction to US$3414/metric tonne; the last drop was in November 2018.
Whole milk powder price index was also down 2.1% to US$3180/MT.
Butter also suffered a 3.2% swing, with the average price at US$5297/MT.
Key results
AMF index down 1.4%, average price US$6,140/MT
Butter index down 3.2%, average price US$5,297/MT
BMP not offered
Ched index up 15.2%, average price US$4,851/MT
LAC index up 0.6%, average price US$893/MT
RenCas index up 5.1%, average price US$6,916/MT
SMP index up 0.5%, average price US$2,529/MT
SWP index not available, average price not available
WMP index down 2.1%, average price US$3,180/MT
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