Summary
### Daily Bulk Dairy Quotes, 28 October 2026
Published: 28 October 2026 10:32:26
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Cheese:
New Zealand NZMP chilled cheddar 20kg (CNY/carton): CNY830/carton ex-works Shanghai
Australian NZMP mozzarella 20kg (CNY/carton): CNY820/carton
New Zealand OCD frozen cheddar 20kg (CNY/carton): CNY810/carton
New Zealand OCD chilled cheddar 20kg (CNY/carton)
New Zealand OCD matured cheddar 20kg (CNY/carton)
New Zealand OCD mozzarella curd 20kg (CNY/carton): CNY700/carton
Commentary
Today's bulk dairy quotes put New Zealand NZMP chilled cheddar at CNY830 per carton ex-works Shanghai, just CNY10 above Australian NZMP mozzarella, while New Zealand OCD mozzarella curd is as low as CNY700 per carton. The figures point to intensifying competition among imported brands in China's cheese market. Fonterra's dual-brand strategy of NZMP and OCD spans different price bands, but the narrowing gap between Australian and New Zealand products reflects Chinese buyers' growing bargaining power.
For small and medium-sized New Zealand exporters, China's cheese consumption is growing at more than 20 percent a year, yet domestic brands such as Milkground already hold an advantage in retail channels. Importers therefore need to shift towards foodservice and industrial channels, or into specialty categories. New Zealand OCD mozzarella curd has a clear price advantage and could enter pizza chain supply chains, but attention must be paid to China's new national standard for processed cheese on the required proportion of natural cheese, which may affect reformulation costs.
Keywords: bulk dairy, daily quotes, cheese, cheddar, mozzarella, NZMP, OCD, ex-works Shanghai
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Source: dairyoline.com
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