Key industry reports released this past week provided additional fuel to bulls in dairy, bolstering prices. Domestically, the milk production report surprised many with a significant reduction to last month’s August estimate of herd and a further decrease for the current month. In total, [...]
Breathtaking gains in dairy prices in Fonterra’s latest global auction had a feel of a short squeeze with aggressive bids and few offers. In particular, a genuine lack of free containers for maritime transit has hurt spot availability. Chinese buyers returned to the market [...]
In Fonterra Global Dairy Trade online auction events of the last two months, prices for dairy products have surged just over 16 percent. Last week’s event was no exception, with prices advancing up an impressive 4.8 percent overall. Category leaders included anhydrous milkfat (up [...]
After spending the last two months in negative territory, global dairy prices surged forward in the latest Fonterra Global Dairy Trade auction on Sep. 15. On decent volume of 33,791 MT of products offered, prices across the complex moved up 3.6 percent, the best [...]
The June 2 event on Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade platform yielded mixed results with powder categories rising while butterfat-laden products fell. The biggest increases were seen in buttermilk powder (up 9.4 percent) and whole milk powder that rose 2.1 percent. Skim milk powder was [...]
Apr. 21 saw two bits of fresh news that left no doubt of continued pain for the dairy sector, with Fonterra’s GDT auction results down 4.2 percent followed by USDA’s milk production report showing continued growth in milk production in a market already woefully [...]
Three weeks ago, in the heaviest time of the year for milk deliveries and production, the Global Dairy Trade auction registered broad-based weakness across the dairy complex. Prices in most categories fell just over 5 percent at that event as heavy volumes and lower [...]
Prices advanced by 3.7 percent in Fonterra’s biweekly auction, the largest jump since February. Nearly 200 participants secured 38,681 MT of products, with many achieving near-record prices for 2019. Most products appreciated in price with the notable exception of cheese and lactose. Core products [...]
