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GDT Insight

Know more and achieve more with data from GDT Events

GDT’s credible, market-based reference prices play an important role in allowing buyers and sellers to trade with confidence in global and regional dairy markets. Data generated from the auction process is available through our GDT Insight subscription service to support the global dairy industry and associated financial trading.

Whether you buy or sell dairy, provide market commentary or advice, or trade in commodities, derivatives or currency, there’s a GDT Insight pack designed for you.

  • Identify market trends and drivers from twice monthly GDT Events
  • Filter and sort the detail you need to create your own insights
  • Download current and historical data for in-depth analysis
  • Choose from three packs to suit your budget and data requirements
  • Designed for computers and tablets
  • Rapid sign up, easy credit card payment, monthly or annual subscriptions
  • Watch the GDT Insight video to learn about our data subscription packages

Choose the level of Insight you require - post event or during event

Our three GDT Insight packs draw data from GDT Events the twice monthly Trading Event auctions where buyers bid for the quantity they are prepared to buy at the announced price, for each product and delivery contract period. Prices are increased with each round until buyer demand matches the quantity offered for sale. For more information, see GDT Events.

View post event results

Market pack

Suits dairy buyers, sellers and commentators.

After-the-event summary data to help you:


  • Identify trends at a glance through an online graphic overview
  • See sold quantities and number of buyers by region, to understand which markets are active
  • Review average price and sold quantity by product group, contract period and sellers
  • Analyse the latest and historical data in easy-to-use Excel and unformatted CSV files

“The Market Pack lets me quickly see regional demand, so I can start to consider the related causes and effects and make well-informed decisions about sales.” GM sales

“Market Pack makes briefing our advisers straightforward, so they can keep clients up to date with dairy prices and where demand is coming from. I’ve set it up so the downloadable data files flow straight into my systems for consistent in-depth analysis.” Economist

More about Market Pack

Monthly Price

$
99
USD

Annual Price

$
999
USD
Subscribe
View round-by-round information during the event

Analyst pack

Suits analysts, commentators, fund managers and traders of derivatives and commodities.

Includes Market Pack, plus round-by-round data during each Trading Event delayed 10 minutes.

  • Gain market insights from round-by-round demand/supply ratios by product group
  • Follow each Trading Event round-by-round with graphics and an easy-to-use dashboard
  • Focus on what matters to you with single-click live data filters and display options
  • Compare progress with the equivalent stages of the previous Trading Event
  • Review and analyse all aspects with the online dashboard and comprehensive data file downloads

“The Analyst Pack makes it effortless to see what is happening during each auction, with only a 10-minute delay. The clever online format and quick filters let me focus on exactly what I want to see, and draw my own conclusions.” Senior Broker

More about Analyst Pack

Monthly Price

$
199
USD

Annual Price

$
1,999
USD
Subscribe

Trader pack

Suits traders of currency, derivatives and commodities who are making time critical decisions.

Includes Market Pack, plus the round-by-round Analyst Pack with no time delay.

  • Get everything… and in real time
  • Watch each Trading Event unfold live, form your own insights and act before the market moves
  • Switch your focus or zoom in on detail during the event with the same easy online data filters and display options as Analyst Pack
  • Get the advantage you need with accurate and timely information

“The Trader Pack gives me an early indication of whether there is going to be a big shift in the GDT price index, which I can use to gain an advantage.” NZD Currency Trader

“Watching the demand/supply ratios evolve in real-time, with live contract period details and comparisons to the previous event is particularly informative. Combining this with the regional bidder data, the Trader Pack gives us the once fortnight insights into what’s happening in the market. It’s a powerful and well-designed tool.” Dairy Derivatives Trader

More about Trader Pack

Monthly Price

$
599
USD

Annual Price

$
5,999
USD
Subscribe

Market Pack

Suits dairy buyers, sellers and commentators.

Market Pack is updated 15-20 minutes after each Trading Event closes, once the trading manager has checked and released the final results.

  • Download event results

    Download final data from all GDT Events since 2008, including the most recent one. Get easy-to-use Excel spreadsheets showing key results, plus unformatted CSV files providing greater detail for analytical purposes.

    Download example of event results
  • Product group sold quantity

    Quickly see and compare online the total MT sold quantities that underpin the published prices for each product group in the two most recent GDT Events.

  • Bidder regional results

    Gain a richer view of buyer interest with an online table showing the total MT purchased and number of winning bidders by geographic region for the most recent Trading Event.

Monthly Price

$
99
USD

Annual Price

$
999
USD
Subscribe
Download event results
Product group sold quantity
Bidder regional results

Analyst Pack

Suits analysts, commentators, fund managers and traders of derivatives and commodities.
Round by round data delayed 10 minutes.

Monthly Price

$
199
USD

Annual Price

$
1,999
USD
Subscribe

Trader pack

Suits traders of currency, derivatives and commodities who are making time critical decisions.
You get everything... and in REAL TIME

Monthly Price

$
599
USD

Annual Price

$
5,999
USD
Subscribe

Both of these packs include the Market Pack information. They also show the round-by-round data, building online as the GDT Event unfolds. The only difference is the Analyst Pack has a 10-minute delay, while the Trader Pack is in real time.

  • Event status

    Keep track of the event with clear notification of when prices are announced, bidding is in progress, and the results are being calculated.

  • Filtering and personalisation

    Use easy check-box filters to display only the product groups and contract period data you want to focus on.

  • View average price or % price difference

    With a single click, you can change what the graphs and contract period data tables show. Choose the average announced price for a round (across all products in the product group), or the percentage difference between the announced price for a round and the winning price for the same products from the previous GDT Event. Mouse-over or touch here to see more on these calculations.

  • Event rounds

    In each round, buyers have five minutes to place their bids. This is followed by another five minutes in which the trading manager reviews the results and publishes information for the next round. The trading manager can extend the times (if bidders need help) or reduce them if only a few products are still being bid on.

  • Demand/Supply Ratio

    The Demand/Supply Ratio indicates the strength of bidding demand relative to sellers’ offer quantities. You will see this aggregated across all contract periods and products for the GDT Event and for each product group. It’s rounded to the nearest 0.5 and shown in red when 2.0 or above, green if less than 2.0, and blue if it’s unchanged (-) or there are fewer than 10 bidders (n.a.).

  • View/hide contract period details

    For each product group, you can quickly view or hide a table showing the round-by-round Demand/Supply Ratio and, depending on what you’ve chosen to display, the average price or % price difference per contract period.

  • See almost the same data as the bidders

    The Analyst Pack and Trader Pack generally provide the same data, or an aggregated equivalent of the data, that is available to the GDT Event participants (bidders). Mouse-over or touch here to learn more.

Event status
Filtering and personalisation

The average announced prices and percentage price differences shown are both quantity-weighted averages across all products within the relevant product group and contract period. The quantity applied is the smaller of the MT quantity of bids accepted on the product and the product’s maximum supply quantity. This method takes account of the maximum quantity of each product available to be sold.

Event rounds
Demand/Supply Ratio overall
Demand/Supply Ratio by product group
View/hide contract period details
See almost the same data as the bidders

The round-by-round demand/supply ratios are shown the same for the GDT Insight and GDT Event (bidder) platforms. Round-by-round announced prices in GDT Insight are product group/contract period averages whereas bidders view the announced price for each individual offering.

GDT Insight packs provide additional after-the-event information on sold quantities and regional distributions which is not provided to bidders through the GDT Event platform. The only additional information GDT Event participants receive is the pre-event data on each seller’s starting prices, offer quantities and forecasts. Anti-trust laws limit the ability for certain pre-event and other data to be shared with people who are not GDT Event participants.

More about GDT Insight subscriptions

Getting started

Subscriptions are typically activated within minutes. Payment for annual or monthly fees must be by credit card. A $1.00 bank verification charge may be made to your card, which will be refunded. After subscribing and logging in you will be able to see data from previous GDT Events and access new data from the next Trading Event.

Support

The supported browsers are Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Safari for Mac. You can use this link to automatically check your system capability. A detailed guide to each pack is here and support is available by emailing insight@globaldairytrade.info.

Subscription renewal and cancellation

Your subscription period begins on the date you subscribe and is automatically renewed by charging your credit card. An email reminder with the option to cancel is sent before annual subscriptions renew. You can cancel your monthly subscription at any time by logging into MyGDT and selecting the subscription option from the dropdown menu under your name.

Individual subscriber access only

Each subscription provides access for the individual subscriber only. Each subscriber is responsible for keeping their login information secure and cannot share it with others.

Reproducing and sharing GDT Insight data

Users can share limited data from their GDT Insight subscription within their organisation, either by summarising the data or sharing small excerpts.  Users cannot share the full set of data or their login credentials internally, nor can they share any data to persons outside their organisation.  For more detail on GDT data use and reproduction, see the GDT Insight Terms and Conditions.

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Market Pack

Suits dairy buyers, sellers and commentators.
Summary and overview data.

Monthly Price

$
99
USD

Annual Price

$
999
USD
Subscribe

Analyst Pack

Suits analysts, commentators, fund managers and traders of derivatives and commodities.
Round by round data delayed 10 minutes.

Monthly Price

$
199
USD

Annual Price

$
1,999
USD
Subscribe

Trader pack

Suits traders of currency, derivatives and commodities who are making time critical decisions.
You get everything... and in REAL TIME

Monthly Price

$
599
USD

Annual Price

$
5,999
USD
Subscribe

Want to know more?

If you’d like to know more about GDT Insight packs, please get in touch.