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Latest Australian Update
A2 Settles Investor Class Action
The a2 Milk Company has agreed to pay $62m to settle a major shareholder class action. Investors who bought shares between August 2020 and May 2021 brought a class action lawsuit, claiming the dairy processor failed to properly disclose problems in its key China...
Farmers Want Higher Retail Milk Price
Dairy farmers are urging major Australian retailers to lift retail milk prices as producers battle increasing fuel and fertiliser costs. Dairy lobby group eastAUSmilk wants retail prices to go up by 30c per litre of milk for private label, which would allow for a...
Australian February Milk Rises
National milk output lifted 0.6% YOY in February, taking season-to-date output 1.0% behind the year-ago comparative. Across the states, output was mixed. Victorian milk production declined 0.1% YOY for the month, with season-to-date output –1.7% behind...
Latest Global Update
Fat Prices Tumble on GDT
The GDT Index fell 3.4%, reflecting growing geopolitical uncertainty, trade flow disruptions, and strong global milk output growth. Powder prices struggled with NZ C2 Regular WMP sliding 0.3%, despite higher relative demand from the last event. Average SMP prices fell...
US February Cheese Output Up 3.9%
US cheese production increased 3.9% YOY in February, according to the USDA, with an estimated 3.8% rise in manufacturing milk availability. American cheese output rose 1.9% YOY for the month, with a 2.3% increase for cheddar. “Other cheese” varieties (including...
Pulse Prices Continue to Decline
Prices fell across commodities at this week’s GDT Pulse event except for AMF, for which prices were not published. Fonterra regular WMP averaged US$3,535/t, down 1.7% from the latest Pulse event and -3.4% lower than the price at GDT #400. Fonterra instant WMP averaged...
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