Global dairy prices surge 10.4pc (+graphic)
World dairy prices have surged to the highest since June 2011 with the prospect of New Zealand production curtailed by drought.
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Dairy prices up 1.1pc overnight
World dairy prices have risen in the last online auction of the year.
