Market data
Every number has a story.
Markets move because thousands of individual events happen every day. Production changes. Auctions settle. Futures move. Stocks build. Exports accelerate.
Market Data brings together the most relevant public information from across the global dairy industry and explains why it matters.
- We collect it.
- We organise it.
- We explain why it matters.
Market prices
The reference and physical levels contracts are written against.
Weekly quotations
29 Jul 2026- What is it
- The EEX weekly settlement indices, and the German, French and Dutch physical quotations for butter, SMP, whey and WMP.
- Why it matters
- These are the levels northern European contracts are written against, and the sheet the desk works from.
- Updates
- Every week.
European price sheet
26 Jul 2026- What is it
- What every member state reports it paid, week by week, for butter, the powders, whey and the cheeses — published by the European Commission.
- Why it matters
- It is the only price on this page that covers all of Europe at once, so it answers the question the exchange cannot: is your quote in line with the country it comes from?
- Updates
- Every week, about a week in arrears.
Global auctions
What buyers actually paid, in the open.
Global Dairy Trade
21 Jul 2026- What is it
- The world's leading dairy auction, run out of New Zealand.
- Why it matters
- It sets the tone for export pricing worldwide, and Europe trades against it.
- Updates
- Every two weeks.
GDT Pulse
28 Jul 2026- What is it
- The smaller auction on the Tuesdays in between — four products, a few thousand tonnes.
- Why it matters
- It tells you whether the last full event still holds, without waiting a fortnight to find out.
- Updates
- Every two weeks, alternating with the main event.
Supply and production
How much milk Europe delivered, and what became of it.
Every figure on this page comes from a published source, credited on the page it appears. We collect it and organise it. We do not own it.
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