The Global Dairy Trade auction concluded this Tuesday with the price index down 0.4%. This is its fourth consecutive fall, with butter and butter milk powder taking the largest hits.
Some 24,700t of product was sold to 122 bidders.
The butter index fell 4.8%, with the butter milk powder index down 11.9%.
Meanwhile, the anhyrdrous milk fat and cheddar indexes fell by 1.9% and 1.5% respectively.
The skimmed milk powder index was up 3.2% and the whole milk powder index was unchanged.
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Expanding dairy farms and electrical supply
The Global Dairy Trade auction concluded this Tuesday with the price index down 0.4%. This is its fourth consecutive fall, with butter and butter milk powder taking the largest hits.
Some 24,700t of product was sold to 122 bidders.
The butter index fell 4.8%, with the butter milk powder index down 11.9%.
Meanwhile, the anhyrdrous milk fat and cheddar indexes fell by 1.9% and 1.5% respectively.
The skimmed milk powder index was up 3.2% and the whole milk powder index was unchanged.
Read more
Farmers need that extra 1.5c/l to pay the massive bills – IFA
Irish butter vulnerable as US/EU tensions intensify
Expanding dairy farms and electrical supply
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