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  •   Home > News > Rural

    The fall in global dairy prices continues

    The fall in global dairy prices continues


    Fonterra
    Fonterra
    Overall prices have fallen 4.3 percent at this morning's latest Global Dairy Trade auction.

    The price of Whole Milk Powder is down 2.4 percent.

    The price of Skim Milk Powder is down 1.6 percent.

    Fonterra last week lowered its forecast farmgate milk price in response to falling prices.

    The midpoint's dropped form 10-dollars to 9-dollars-50 - well below the final payout of 10-dollars-16 last season.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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