Dairy product prices fall 0.8 percent in first GDT auction of 2014, led by skim milk powder

Dairy product prices fall 0.8 percent  in first GDT auction of 2014, led by skim milk powder
Jan. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy product prices fell in the first GlobalDairyTrade auction for 2014, led by skim milk powder while rennet casein made a new record high. The GDT Price Index dropped 0.8 percent compared to the last sale two weeks ago. The average winning price was US$4,943 a tonne, still an elevated level, from US$4,990 a tonne. Skim milk powder fell 3.4 percent to US$4,688 a tonne and whole milk powder, the biggest product by volume, fell 0.6 percent to US$4,934 a tonne The average winning price of rennet casein, a functional i...