Editorial: Morale booster
OPINION: The first three Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions have been a morale booster for farmers.
Dairy prices have risen for the third consecutive auction this year.
Last night’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction saw the price index up 5.9% over the previous auction.
The flagship whole milk powder prices rose 7.6% to US$3226/metric tonne, the highest it has been in eight months.
Skim milk powder prices rose 7.2%, however it still sits below the US$2000/MT mark.
Butter prices also jumped 7.9%.
AMF index up 0.5%, average price US$6,581/MT
Butter index up 7.9%, average price US$5,277/MT
BMP index up 8.4%, average price US$2,039/MT
Ched index up 7.2%, average price US$3,739/MT
LAC index not available, average price not available
RenCas index up 5.0%, average price US$4,943/MT
SMP index up 7.2%, average price US$1,932/MT
WMP index up 7.6%, average price US$3,226/MT
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Agrisea NZ has appointed Craig Hudson as it's new chief growth officer.
State farmer Landcorp, trading as Pamu, is a forecasting a full-year net profit of around $100 million.
Tony Aitken, chief executive of Ruralco, has been awarded the Excellence in Business Leadership Award at the ANZ Business of the Year Awards.
Global trade has been thrown into another bout of uncertainty following the overnight ruling by US Supreme Court, striking down President Donald Trump's decision to impose additional tariffs on trading partners.
Controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill have been lifted.