Milk Value
Farmgate Milk Value Tool

Use the interactive tool to see what is being paid for milk in your region, with new season (2024/25) pricing now available

Milk Values
Milk Values

See how the commodity value of milk is tracking in the current season

AUS Dairy Market
Australian Dairy Market

Stay up to date with developments in the domestic Australian dairy market

Global Dairy Market
Global Dairy Market

Keep in touch with trends in commodity prices, global trade and major dairy exporters that affect the value of milk in the Australian industry

Want to find out what is influencing commodity prices and milk prices? Check out the Quarterly Insights report

Differences in farming systems can have an impact on the price outcome, even within a region. Find out more.

Learn more about the 2024-25 season and influences on this season’s farmgate milk prices.

Latest Australian Update

Bega Out Of Mainland Hunt

Bega has reportedly been disinvited from the sale process for Fonterra’s Mainland Group. Fonterra has a long-term contract to distribute and manufacture the Bega Cheese brand. Bega argues any spin off of Mainland Group will trigger a clause to renegotiate or cancel...

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Brownes For Sale

WA-based Brownes Dairy is up for sale after its biggest lender Chinese Mengniu Dairy called in its $200m loan. McGrathNicol, appointed by Mengniu to find a buyer for Brownes’ holding company does not anticipate any changes in day-to-day activities. Brownes is a market...

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Fonterra Lifts Australian Milk Price

Fonterra has announced a second step-up of $0.20kgMS taking the current season weighted average farmgate milk price to $8.35kgMS. The 20c hike consists of 17c per kgMS butterfat and 24c per kgMS of protein. The step-up is a result of continued improving global market...

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Latest Global Update

Pulse Prices Mixed

This week’s GDT Pulse event was mixed with WMP lifting and SMP declining on last week’s GDT auction. The 24 winning bidders purchased 1,721t of the 1,750t on offer. Regular WMP was up 0.6% from GDT #378, settling at US$4,130/t—3.8% higher than the previous Pulse...

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US Milk Production Lifts In March

Milk production increased 0.9% YOY in March. US cow numbers increased by 8,000 compared to February. The USDA revised the February number down 8,000 head. The US herd has expanded 81,000 head since July 2024 and is the largest it has been since May 2023. California...

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NZ Milk Solids Lift 0.8% In March

New Zealand milk solids production rose 0.8% YOY in March, taking season-to-date solids output 3.0% ahead of the prior season. On a tonnage basis, output rose 0.6% YOY for the month with season-to-date volumes 2.2% ahead of the previous year.        Production...

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