# Demand for SMP intervention stocks picked up significantly | Agrifish  | POST Online Media

> The European Commission's most recent skim milk powder intervention tender sold about 31,500 tonnes, the second-highest volume this year. The Commission then added stock, bringing the volume for the 18 September tender to 154,797 tonnes.

- Date: 2018-09-04 · published 2018-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63110-demand-for-smp-intervention-stocks-picked-up-significantly-agrifish-post-online
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger intervention demand signals weak EU dairy prices, and the added stock for the next tender will weigh on dairy markets for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- poandpo.com: https://www.poandpo.com/agrifish/demand-for-smp-intervention-stocks-picked-up-significantly-49201879/

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