The Global Dairy Index experienced a slight increase, rising 0.4% in Tuesday's trading session with an average price of $3,837 per metric ton. Despite this overall increase, not all dairy products saw price gains. Cheddar cheese, anhydrous milk fat, and butter prices rose, whereas Lactose, Mozzarella cheese, skim milk powder, and whole milk powder prices declined. The auction saw 118 winning bidders in 19 rounds, leading to the sale of 22,954 metric tons of dairy products. Specific price increases included Cheddar cheese at +6.2%, anhydrous milk fat at +4%, and butter at +0.8%. Conversely, whole milk powder, skim milk powder, and Mozzarella cheese prices fell by 1.6%, 1.1%, and 0.8% respectively. Lactose prices also decreased by 0.6%.