USDA Oceania Whole Milk Powder 06/04 09:45

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Whole Milk Powder - Oceania

Released on June 04, 2026

Whole milk powder (WMP) prices decreased at both ends of the range. Processor 
prices strengthened compared to the previous month but were down from the same 
period last year. WMP futures were lower across all contracts, with June, 
September, and October seeing the largest declines, each down 1.2 percent. 

WMP prices at Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Event 405 decreased across all offered 
contract periods. The September contract declined the most, down 3.6 percent. 
No product was offered for November or December. August and September accounted 
for 64 percent of total sales. Sales volumes were higher than Event 404, but 
lower than year-earlier levels. Southeast Asia/Oceania was the largest buyer, 
purchasing 51 percent of available product, up from 33 percent at the previous 
auction and 17 percent at the same event last year. North Asia followed with 30 
percent of purchases, while the Middle East accounted for 10 percent.

Prices for: Oceania, All First Sales, Free on Board - Port, Edible Whole Milk 
Powder
Price Range - 26% Butterfat; Dollars per Metric Ton: 3650 - 3775


Information for the period May 25 -  June 5, 2026, issued biweekly

Secondary Sourced Information:

Recently released export data from New Zealand showed April 2026 WMP export 
volumes were 144,428 metric tons (MT), an increase of 34 percent from the year 
prior. Export volumes of WMP from January-April 2026 were 567,090 MT, up 12 
percent from a year earlier.

At GDT Event 405 on June 2, 2026, the average WMP price index across all 
contract periods decreased to $3,706/MT, a 2.2 percent decline from the 
previous event. The July contract averaged $3,779/MT, down 1.2 percent. 
Additional WMP price details are available at 
https://www.globaldairytrade.info/en/product-results/whole-milk-powder/.

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