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Agricultural markets dashboard – sheep meat View the latest update Related links EU Lamb, mutton and goatmeat policy | EU agriclutural markets short-term outlook – animal products Latest update Dashboard: Milk and dairy products Highlights IT spot milk price down, now at 42.8 c/kg (21.04.2024); EU butter prices: 574€/100 kg, +1.3% in the last 4 weeks; EU SMP prices: 239€/100 kg, -0.7% in the last 4 weeks; EU WMP prices: 364€/100 kg, +2.2% in the last 4 weeks; EU cheddar prices: 392€/100kg, +0.9% in the last 4 weeks; Feed costs increased by +2.5% and energy costs by +0.7% in week 16 compared to the previous 4 weeks; EU cow’s milk collection decreased by -0.6% in Jan-Feb 2024 and by -0.5% in Feb 2024 (Leap year adjusted); In Feb 2024 (leap year adjusted), milk production increased by +5% in AU and by +1.9% in NZ, while decreased by -1.3% in the US and by -0.7% in the UK; Evolution of EU dairy production in Jan-Feb 2024/2023: butter (-4.4%), and SMP (-4.5%); WMP (+7.6%), condensed (+9.6%), cream (+8%), drinking milk (+1.8%), fermented milk (+6.2%), cheese (+5.6%); In Jan 2024, EU butter exports to top destinations were up: Saudia Arabia (+190%), USA (+8%) and the UK (+5%); In Jan 2024, EU cheese exports were up: Japan (+3%), USA (+23%) and UK (+6%); In Jan 2024, EU SMP exports went up to the Philippines (+138%) and Algeria (+35%), while EU WMP exports were up to Oman (+15%) and to the UK (+40%); In Jan 2024, NZ exports were up for: butter (oil) (+4%), SMP (+15%), WMP (+20%) and down for cheese (-15%) compared to Jan 2023; US dairy exports in Jan 2024 were down for butter(oil) (-32%) and SMP (-14%), and up for cheese (+13%) and WMP (+6%); Chinese imports of cheese (+18%), WMP (+30%), caseines (+81%), condensed (+367%) and lactose (+13%) were up in Jan. 2024/23 while imports of butter(oil) (-21%), SMP (-15%), and wheypowder (-22%), were down. Related links EU milk and dairy products policy | EU agricultural markets short-term outlook Agricultural markets dashboard – eggs View the latest update Related links EU eggs policy | EU agricultural markets short-term outlook Agricultural markets dashboard – poultry meat View the latest update Related links EU poultry policy | EU agricultural markets short-term outlook

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