Since 2014, the Index for Dairy and published by the FAO (United Nations Organization for Food) not ceased to fall, but fortunately, the trend has reversed.
This indicator is a measure monthly 4 commodities dairy (butter, milk powder, skim milk powder and cheese) which takes the average of the quantities and prices are exported to the global market to the basket of products referred to. The values obtained are deflacionados and referrals after the period 2002-2004 taken as the value= 100.
Analyzing the evolution of these 4 commodities, we observe that the engines of the improvement in the index for dairy FAO are butter, which is experiencing a demand, rarely seen, and cheeses. Then follows the milk powder (our main exportable product) and skim milk powder to the further behind:
Composition of the international trade of dairy products most relevant to them:
