The Global Dairy Trade index rose 1.6% in Tuesday’s trading session. 

The biggest price jump was in the Cheddar cheese market, where the index rose 9.7% to $3,986 dollars a metric ton, or $1.80 per pound. 

Lactose values rose 5.3% to $793 dollars per metric ton or $0.35 per pound.

Butter milk powder was up 2.8%, closing at $2,387 a ton or $1.08 per pound. 

Whole milk powder rose 2.1% to $3,104 per metric ton, or $1.40 per pound. 

Skim milk powder was also up by 1.2% to $2,671 per metric ton, or $1.21 per pound. 

Butter prices rose 0.7% to $4,936 per ton or $2.23 per pound. 

Anhydrous milk fat held steady at $5,573 per metric ton, or $2.52 per pound. 

The Global Dairy Trading platform is now available for trading Mozzarella cheese, but none was available for Tuesday’s trading event.

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