Dairy product prices rise 4.9 percent in GDT auction, biggest gain since early April

Dairy product prices rise 4.9 percent  in GDT auction, biggest gain since early April
July 17 (BusinessDesk) - Prices of dairy products posted their biggest gain since early April in Fonterra Cooperative Group’s latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a jump in whole milk powder, the biggest product by volume. The GDT-TWI Price Index rose 4.9 percent compared to the last sale two weeks ago. The average winning price rose to US$4,828 a tonne, the biggest gain since April 16, from US$4,643 a tonne two weeks ago. Global commodity prices have recovered from their lows of late June. Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Commodity Index ha...