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The Global Dairy Trade index fell 5% at the latest auction, its largest one-auction drop in 15 months. Analysts blamed international trade concerns, and whole milk powder fell 7.3% to $2,905 per tonne.
Trade uncertainty weighed on global dairy demand and lowered forward contract prices for milk powder. Lower milk powder prices reduce farmgate milk returns in exporting regions.
farmersweekly.co.nzHugh StringlemanJul 5, 2018After 49 past bearish trade events, Milk (Class III) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -4.7% to +1.5%), and -0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
The 5% GDT drop (reported around July 3-5) with weak whole milk powder signaled softer global demand and weighed on US dairy sentiment.
The largest one-auction GDT drop in 15 months on trade worries signaled weaker global demand and price direction, weighing on US dairy futures.
Analysts attributed the GDT decline to trade concerns, reinforcing bearish sentiment in dairy markets.
