
The DCA EU Cheese Index rose 16 points this week, a slower gain than the 86-point increase the previous week. Higher prices for Gouda and Edam foil cheeses drove the move, while Mozzarella was little changed and Naturally Ripened Gouda and Cagliata also rose.
A new Emmentaler Grated benchmark joined the index this week, assessed at €175 per tonne below Emmentaler Sliced.
European dairy cheese prices are firming, which supports dairy-sourced feed inputs such as whey and milk-based ingredients. The gap between grated and sliced Emmentaler shows that product-specific demand is diverging within the category.
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