Milk prices & dairy market intelligence
Milk and dairy products are critical to the agricultural supply chain, serving key industries including food, feed, and pharmaceuticals. With prices influenced by a complex set of factors, it is crucial that your organization is supplied with reliable, accurate data, detailed insights and the potential to forecast future dairy prices with confidence. Expana is the only IOSCO assured Price Reporting Agency in the Dairy market – trust us to inform your decision making and improve your margins.
Expana—the only IOSCO assured Price Reporting Agency covering dairy commodity price reporting and market intelligence
Whether you’re looking for milk, butter, cheese, or other dairy commodity prices, stay ahead with Expana’s expert dairy market analysis and insights. Our experts monitor key market factors including milk production, trade policy and tariffs, geopolitical and economic conditions, processing capacity and consumers trends – essential tools for navigating price volatility.
Expana’s extensive coverage spans the entire spectrum of dairy markets, capturing data across a variety of products from strategic production regions. Whether monitoring trends for liquid dairy in Europe, powders in North America, fats in Asia, or global cheese prices, Expana delivers actionable insights to stakeholders across the dairy supply chain.
- 600+ dairy product prices, including 97 proprietary Expana Benchmark Prices
- 11 IOSCO assured price indices across whey protein, cheese, milk and butter
- 56 dairy forecasts, covering milk, butter and cheese
- 2 weekly reports – US market and European markets, including prices and insights of the week
- 4 monthly reports covering milk powders, dairy liquids, butter & cheese, and whey powders
- minimum of 8 analysis pieces, 200 news articles and 36 weekly commentaries on dairy price updates each month
- dairy supply and demand fundamentals
- exclusive analysis on pivotal trade situations
- historical pricing, trends, and seasonality
- access to thousands of complimentary product prices, from grains to cocoa and sugar
- ability to cost model dairy product prices in finished goods into anything from pizzas to croissants
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Our dairy forecasting methodology
Expana’s dairy price forecasts are grounded in a comprehensive analysis of commodities’ market dynamics. Our robust methodology integrates macro-economic, fundamental, and technical analyses, providing solid recommendations and driving effective decision-making in the dairy commodity market.
- The macro-economic analysis explores global manufacturing sector developments, and their impact on commodity prices, presenting key indicators such as GDP, unemployment, inflation, and interest rates for major regions.
- The fundamental analysis offers an overview of the current dairy supply-and-demand balance including milk production, trade policy and tariffs, geopolitical and economic conditions, processing capacity and consumers trends
- Finally, the technical analysis employs indicators such as moving averages, MACD and RSI to anticipate changes in price movements
Trusted data and insights, backed by experts
At Expana, you can rest assured that the world’s foremost market analysts have rigorously verified the data to ensure accuracy and integrity – from cheese prices to milk prices to butter prices.
Our methodology
Expana is globally the only IOSCO-assured Price Reporting Agency providing dairy prices, ensuring the data you benchmark against is the best of its kind.
Use cases
Sam Pearl
Former Senior Buying Manager, Tesco
Efficiency
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Cost control
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Profitability
Utilize our data, market fundamentals, and forecasting expertise to gain a financial edge.
Risk mitigation
Manage risks proactively and minimize your exposure to price fluctuations.
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Essential intelligence for industry professionals
Expana delivers essential intelligence to industry professionals across the dairy value chain. Stay informed about the latest dairy prices and industry trends so you can effectively navigate disruptions, manage prices, and deliver value.
Dairy Market FAQs
The dairy market is influenced by a complex set of factors impacting supply and demand.
Here are the most significant ones:
- milk production
- trade policy and tariffs
- geopolitical and economic conditions
- processing capacity
- product valorisation
- key consumers trends
The main exporting regions for dairy products globally are the EU, New Zealand, the US, Australia, the UK and Argentina.
The EU is the largest dairy exporter by total value and volume, meanwhile New Zealand is the most export-oriented dairy country in the world, with over 90% of its milk production going to export markets.
The main globally traded dairy commodities are:
- Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP)
- Whole Milk Powder (WMP)
- Butter
- Cheese
- Whey powder
Key price discovery platforms and exchanges include:
- Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction (New Zealand)
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) (USA) for butter, cheese, and milk futures
- European Energy Exchange (EEX) (Europe) for European dairy products