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Latest Australian Update
BoM; Warmer Summer Ahead
Australia shows below-average rainfall is expected for most of the country’s west and inland eastern parts. Along the east coast in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, clear signals are absent with equal chances for above- and below-average rainfall. Temperatures...
Dairy Australia: Milk Output Expected to Decline 2%
National milk production is forecast to ease by about 2% in the 2025–26 season, down to about 8.15bn litres. This will be driven by a smaller herd, farm exits and persistent cost pressures despite improved seasonal conditions in some regions. Feed costs have eased...
Peak Milk Declines
Australian milk production declined 2.4% YOY in October on a difficult-to-beat year-ago comparable. Seasonal production is now tracking 2.3% behind the prior year with peak production in the rearview mirror. October output fell year-over-year across most states. In...
Latest Global Update
GDT Posts Declines
GDT event #393 was another negative results for most products with the index shedding 4.3%. WMP average prices declined for a seventh consecutive auction to the lowest since mid-2024. The NZ regular CP2 contract fell by 2.2% to US$3,330/t with declines across all...
German, French Milk Continue to Push Higher
milk production, EU27 supplies rose 5.1% YOY. Growth was driven by increases in Germany (+6.8% YOY), France (+5.7% YOY), the Netherlands (+7.7% YOY), Poland (+5.4% YOY), Denmark (+2.1% YOY) and Austria (+8.9% YOY). Combined weekly German and French milk collections...
EU Product Output Surge
Dairy commodity output surged in September, with increases across all major products except for WMP, which is in line with weak confectionery demand. September cheese output increased 5.5% YOY. Most of the expansion was in France, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands....
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