Dairy prices, volumes fall at auction - GDT events
The GDT Price Index dropped 3.9%
2 November 2022
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By: International milk prices and volumes fell in this month's first Global Dairy Trade auction held by GDT Events on Tuesday, reported Reuters.
The GDT Price Index dropped 3.9%, with an average selling price of $3,537 per tonne. The index lost 4.6% at the previous sale, according to GDT Events.
A total of 28,867 tonnes of dairy products were sold at the latest auction, down about 1.8% from the previous one, the auction platform said on its website.
The auction results could affect the New Zealand dollar as the dairy sector generates more than 7% of the nation's gross domestic product.
The New Zealand milk co-operative, which is owned by about 10,500 farmers, controls nearly a third of the world dairy trade.
GDT Events is owned by New Zealand's Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd, but operates independently from the dairy giant. US-listed CRA International Inc is the trading manager for the Global Dairy Trade auction, held twice a month, with the next one scheduled for November 15.
