Positive Start to 2020 for Dairy Commodity Prices

 The final Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction of 2019 saw an unexpected drop of 5.1 percent after months of gains.

However in the latest GDT auction, the overall price index lifted 2.8 percent, with average prices sitting at US$3371/t.

NZX dairy analyst, Robert Gibson said there were increases for all dairy commodities, with smaller overall supply volumes available compared with the previous event.

"The result was largely in line with NZX Dairy Derivative Market expectations leading into the event, continuing the steady and strong trend in GDT prices we have seen since around 2016," said Gibson.

Whole milk powder (WMP) prices were up 1.7 percent to an average price of US$3150/t.

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