Bearish factors pressure dairy market in April
As spring brings warmer weather and grass starts growing, dairy yield and production goes into high gear across the country. Yield is already setting [...]
Domestic cattle herd grows as demand slows
USDA’s December milk production for the week leading into Christmas showed a 1,000-head revision higher in the previous herd number and a further 1,000-head [...]
International dairy markets turn negative on the year
After showing surprising strength and resilience during Q1 2022, global dairy prices met resistance and have lost all YTD gains, turning net negative last [...]
Dairy market jittery ahead of key USDA monthly reports
Valentine’s Day must have fanned the flames of dairy bulls as the Fonterra Global Dairy Trade auction registered its third consecutive hike in prices. [...]
First positive results from Global Dairy Trade auction in months
The Aug. 17 Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction showed the first gain in overall product prices since April, albeit only a modest 0.3 [...]
U.S. dairy herd plateaus & poised to fall
After steadily rising over the past 12 months, the nationwide herd may have peaked as flush ends. Total herd across the 50 states was [...]
Meteoric rise in international dairy prices
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 [...]
Global dairy strength propping up domestic 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 [...]