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Dairy Trends: GDT holds steady but powders drop
Aidan Brennan
There is increased pressure on milk powders, as plenty of supply and low demand means prices are falling.
16 July 2024 News
GDT index up by 0.4% at latest auction
This comes following a 6.9% drop in the Global Dairy Trade index at the trading event a fortnight ago.
10 July 2024 News
Milk prices to hold fall in GDT
Processors forecast that tight European milk supplies will continue to bolster farm-gate prices for the short to medium term.
Lakeland increases price for June supplies
Lakeland Dairies has announced an increase to its base price for milk supplied during June
10 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Strathroy and Tirlán gain new suppliers
July 2024 has seen some dairy farmers in NI on the move to a new processor
3 July 2024 Northern Ireland
GDT down 6.9% at latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade index was back 6.9% at the auction held this Tuesday.
2 July 2024 News
Rising butter prices boosts MPI
The milk price indicator for NI has risen for the fifth time in a row on the back of improved commodity returns.
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy commodities on an upward trend
Dairy commodities saw butter and powder prices increasing at the GDT and Dutch auctions.
22 May 2024 Northern Ireland
GDT rises to highest level in 19 months
The previous GDT auction held on 7 May also witnessed an increase in the price index.
21 May 2024 News
NI milk production increases in 2024
DAERA statistics show significant increases in monthly milk volumes during the first two months of 2024 on NI farms.
15 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy Trends: flat GDT and low demand
There was no major change in the GDT auction results, but European butter prices continue to edge up, writes Aidan Brennan.
17 April 2024 Markets
Small increase in GDT index
The trading event finished with the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index up 0.1% on the previous auction a fortnight ago.
16 April 2024 News