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Cheese price 'escalation' drives April Class III milk price increase

Dairy Reporter - 5/6/2013 7:36:27 PM
Class III milk prices jumped in April on the back of a "significant escalation" in NASS cheese prices. US dairy commodities expert and MilkPrice blogger, John Geuss, gave DairyReporter.com an update of US dairy price movements... On 1 May 2013, Class and ...

Milk Prices Looms with 10-15% Price Increase

Int'l Business Times - 5/16/2013 2:28:06 AM
Dairy Australia said on Thursday that there would likely be a 10 to 15 per cent increase in milk prices in 2013. The announcement spells good news for Australian farmers, but represents bad news for consumers. Current price for milk solids are ...

Dairy product prices extend decline from record high

business.scoop.co.nz - 5/15/2013 6:49:59 PM
May 16 (BusinessDesk) Prices of dairy products extended their decline from a record high as a resurgent US dollar weighed more generally on commodity prices and concerns abated about the impact of drought in the North Island. Dairy product prices extend ...

World dairy prices drop 2.1pc

New Zealand Herald - 5/15/2013 8:23:02 PM
Prices ... butter milk powder dropped 5.1 per cent to US$3,876 a tonne. Butter tumbled 12.4 per cent to US$3,846 a tonne. Cheddar, lactose and milk protein concentrate weren't offered. Rennet casein rose 3.7 per cent to US$10,105 a tonne and skim milk ...

Dairy Australia : Supply dries up drives milk price higher - survey

4-traders - 5/15/2013 1:17:43 AM
Dairy farmers across south-east Australia can expect 2013/14 opening farmgate milk prices higher than last years' opening prices, according to analysis undertaken by Dairy Australia as part of the 2013 Situation and Outlook Report, released today.

Commodity prices at record high

New Zealand Herald - 5/2/2013 11:58:53 PM
Led by dairy products, ANZ's commodity price index hit an all-time high last month but Fonterra's auction yesterday saw prices give back nearly half of April's gains. In world price terms, the ANZ index climbed 12.6 per cent - the largest monthly rise in ...

Opinion: System that keeps dairy prices high needs adjustment

Montreal Gazette - 5/10/2013 5:51:29 PM
But with the food-price hikes seen in recent years ... greater access to other markets while essentially prohibiting access to our market for some commodities, like dairy — has undermined our moral authority abroad when it comes to negotiating trade ...

Commodity prices post record 12.6% surge in April, led by dairy

National Business Review - 5/2/2013 2:44:43 AM
New Zealand commodity prices surged last month by the most since the ANZ Commodity Price Index was created in 1986, driven by skim and whole milk powder, butter and cheese. The index rose 12.6 percent in April to a record high 333.5, as 12 of the 17 ...

Dairy price rise expected despite record low farmer confidence

ABC Online - 5/15/2013 3:48:02 AM
... can look forward to a price increase of 10-15 per cent this year according to the the latest projections from Dairy Australia. The price for milk solids is expected to be up from $4.30 to around $5 per kilo, rising to $5.50 by the end of the season.

FARMING MATTERS: Support dairy farmers’ call for a fairer price

Buxton Advertiser - 5/6/2013 9:56:37 AM
Why? World milk commodity prices are rising primarily fuelled by increasing demand from China, but also because of lower production in New Zealand and Australia brought about by drought in those countries. The recent reports of supermarkets rationing baby ...

Dairy product prices fall again

3 News - 5/15/2013 7:47:15 PM
Prices of dairy products extended their decline from a record high at the GlobalDairyTrade auction as a resurgent US dollar weighed more generally on commodity prices and concerns abated about the impact of drought in the North Island. The GDT-TWI Price ...

Müller Wiseman butter plant to help it dodge commodity woes

thegrocer.co.uk - 5/19/2013 12:18:41 PM
Müller Wiseman’s new butter plant is on track to start production this autumn, CEO Ronald Kers said this week as he reiterated its ambition to become the UK’s biggest dairy company. The £17m plant would be able to take all of the company’s annual ...

Farmgate milk price rise forecast

The Gympie Times - 5/17/2013 12:03:45 AM
DA managing director Ian Halliday said the report “suggests that 2013/14 could be a year of recovery for many farmers". Jojo Newby DAIRY farmers can expect higher opening farmgate milk prices from this July, according to industry investment group Dairy ...

NZ dairy product prices fall again

money.msn.co.nz - 5/15/2013 10:03:15 PM
Prices of dairy products extended their decline from a record high at the GlobalDairyTrade auction as a resurgent US dollar weighed more generally on commodity prices and concerns abated about the impact of drought in the North Island. The GDT-TWI Price ...