20 Nov 2025

Butter prices falling at global auction - why not in shops too?

From Afternoons, 1:10 pm on 20 November 2025
Composite of butter and up trending chart

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Dairy prices fell for the 7th time in a row at last night's Global Dairy Auction with butter - a hot topic of conversation this year - falling 7.6%. When prices were on the up a few months ago, the talk was all about how our prices move in line with global prices.

So now that they're heading down - so should the price of butter in the shops right? NZX Head Of Dairy Insights Cristina Alvarado chats to Jesse.