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Skim Milk Powder (US PPI Proxy)

Skim-milk price index (BLS PPI: Fat Free / Skim Milk) used as a live proxy for skim milk powder input costs. CME SMP futures have no free public API; this PPI tracks the same directional movement.

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Price & Forecast

FRED / BLS PPI (skim milk proxy) · Index· as of Jun 2026

$405.11+6.4%

HistoricalForecastConfidence band

What drives this price

EU & US milk output
Intervention stock levels (EU)
Demand from recombined dairy markets (MENA, SE Asia)
Feed and energy costs

Related analysis

Protein LIVE · FRED Market Data·Jun 1

SMP (Proxy) rallied sharply — +6.4% to 405.1

Skim Milk Powder (US PPI Proxy) rallied sharply to 405.1 (+6.4% month-over-month), raising input costs for Baladna. Source: BLS PPI: Fat Free / Skim Milk (proxy for skim milk powder).

ImpactsBaladna

Key stats

SourceFRED / BLS PPI (skim milk proxy)

UnitIndex

CategoryProtein · Dairy

2Y change+43.2%

52-week range360 – 410

3M forecast · Moving avg-3.0%

Data source

ProviderFRED (St. Louis Fed)

SeriesBLS PPI: Fat Free / Skim Milk (proxy for skim milk powder)

FrequencyMonthly (BLS PPI, 1982=100)

Last dataJun 2026

PublishedAug 2026

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FetchedAug 11, 06:50 PM

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What this prices

Portfolio companies & products this benchmark drives.

Baladna

Dairy · Qatar

CheeseUHT / Long-Life Milk (Awafi)

Methodology

BLS Producer Price Index for Fat Free / Skim Milk (series WPU02310303, 1982=100), sourced via FRED. Live monthly proxy for skim milk powder.