USDA Oceania Butter 07/17 09:30

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Butter - Oceania

Released on July 17, 2025

The price range for Oceania butter narrowed during the reporting period, with 
prices increasing at the low end of the range and decreasing at the high end of 
the range. Production remains limited due to the season ending in Oceania. 
Domestic demand weakened slightly during the reporting period but remained on 
par with export demand. Near-term export demand eased while longer-term export 
demand was steady to stronger. Global trade relations remain unclear, adding 
significant uncertainty to global markets.At Global Dairy Trading (GDT) event 
384, price indices decreased for the near-term contracts, with the August and 
September contracts down by 2.1 percent and 3.1 percent, respectively. The 
price indices for the remaining contracts all increased. The October, November, 
December, and January (2026) price indices increased by 1.1 percent, 2.6 
percent, 2.0 percent, and 2.6 percent, respectively. The total volume of butter 
sold at GDT event 384 was slightly above the volume sold at event 383 but 
slightly below the volume sold at event 360, held one year ago. The top three 
buyers of butter at event 383 were North Asia, Southeast Asia/Oceania, and 
Europe. The volume of butter purchased by North Asia was slightly below the 
volume bought by the region at the prior event.

Prices for: Oceania, 82% Butterfat, Free on Board - Port Butter
Price Range - Dollars per Metric Ton: 7425 - 7700


Information for the period July 7 - 18, 2025, issued biweekly

Secondary Sourced Information:

During GDT event 384 on July 15, 2025, the average price for butter across all 
contract periods was $7,492 per metric ton. The butter price index did not 
change from the prior event. The average price for the August contract was 
$7,799 per metric ton, with the August price index down 2.1 percent. More 
information on butter prices at the most recent event can be found at 
https://www.globaldairytrade.info/en/product-results/butter.Dairy Australia 
recently released export data for Australia showing butter export volumes from 
July 2024 - May 2025 totaled 14,941 metric tons, up 63.7 percent from the same 
time period a year earlier.

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