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Farmers are being told to expect tight times ahead as the projected milk price was revised to a new mid-point range of $7 following the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction earlier this month.

OPINION: Dairy farmers are doing it tough and the latest Global Dairy Trade auction results point to tougher times ahead.

Global dairy prices plunged overnight putting further pressure on a depressed farmgate milk price.

Dairy prices have fallen to three-year lows thanks to strong supply and weak demand, mainly for whole milk powder (WMP) from China.

The absence of Chinese demand from the global market is keeping dairy prices subdued.

The first Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction for the new season delivered underwhelming results last week.

With just a week left in the 2022-23 season, economists agree that a final milk price around $8.30/kgMS is all but locked in.

Dairy prices rebounded at last week’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, after three consecutive drops, raising hopes of better days ahead.

OPINION: It's a New Year but apart from that nothing much seems to have changed, at least for farmers.

Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction prices were largely unchanged last week.