Ulster Farmers’ Union – dairy cows at Greenmout Agricultural College. Picture: Cliff Donaldson
UFU MPI: 42.01 (was 41.84) – The New Zealand GDT Event finish down 1.4% on the previous. Butter and cheddar were up, whilst skimmed milk and whole milk powders were down. Butter rose 2.6% from $6,631 to $6,815, cheddar rose 1% from $4,682 to $4,728, skimmed milk powder was down 2.2% from $2,757 to $2,682 and whole milk powder was down 2.1% from $3,890 to finish at $3,804. On the Dutch (ZuivelNL) Market fresh butter was up €80/T from €7,120 to €7,200, whole milk powder was up €50/T from €4,380 to €4,430 and whey was up finishing at €900 up €20/T from €880. Both skimmed milk powder (Food) and skimmed milk powder (Feed) remained stable at €2,550 and €2,450 respectively.
