DCA Market Intelligence has completed an independent external audit of its benchmark governance and control framework against the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks, covering 34 dairy benchmarks and resulting in a formal Statement of Compliance. Read more »

DCA Market Intelligence has decided to adjust the calculation and publication of the DCA Benchmark Price for packed onions with effect from week 5. Read more »

DCA Market Intelligence introduces an updated methodology for its benchmark publications and, at the same time, publishes refined product specifications for its dairy benchmarks. With this step, DCA makes its approach and product specifications clearer and more consistent for the market, and lays an important foundation for its ambition to successfully complete an IOSCO assurance process in 2026. Read more »

As of 2026, DCA Market Intelligence will adjust the way it quotes the Dutch slaughter pig market. The current DCA Beursprijs 2.0 will be transformed into a DCA Beurs Mutation Price. Read more »

The European dairy market has taken a hard hit in a short period of time. The DCA Benchmark Price for Raw Milk has fallen back to €14,50 per 100 kilos, the lowest level in ten years. European butter and cream prices have also dropped to their lowest point in five years, according to data from DCA Market Intelligence. Read more »

DCA Market Intelligence is proud to introduce a new tool in dairy market intelligence: the Butter Production Forecast. Developed through extensive research, iterative testing, and advanced modeling, this forecasting tool delivers a new level of clarity and reliability to the butter market. Read more »

The butter market continues to weaken despite the seasonal period in which additional demand would typically provide support. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, retail and foodservice channels usually absorb higher volumes, but this year the effect is barely visible. Instead, prices have continued to fall steadily, highlighting the depth of the current structural surplus. Read more »

DCA Market Intelligence has introduced a new international platform for pork, beef and poultry. With independent benchmark prices, trade data and market analyses, DCA Market Intelligence provides transparency in markets experiencing historically high price levels and strong volatility. Read more »

The European potato market is under severe pressure this year. The EU potato area is increasing by no less than 77,000 hectares (+5.5%) to a total of 1.47 million hectares, the strongest growth in years. DCA Market Intelligence warns that the potential overproduction of processing potatoes could push the current market further out of balance. Read more »

DCA Market Intelligence B.V. has introduced four new benchmark prices for the German dairy market. The new benchmarks – for German butter, cream, skimmed milk powder (SMP), and sweet whey powder (SWP) – complement the existing raw milk benchmarks for Germany that DCA has been publishing for many years. From now on, these prices will be published weekly on Thursdays at 15:30 CET via the DCA Dairy Platform. Read more »

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will introduce a 20% import tariff on European products. For the potato market, the big question is: what impact will this measure have? Or could it perhaps even create new opportunities? Read more »

The price of beef products, such as steak and hamburgers, in supermarkets and the hospitality industry continues to rise. Globally, the supply of cattle is exceptionally scarce, causing cattle prices to surpass the previous record levels by a significant margin in recent weeks. Read more »

DCA Market Intelligence reports this week an interesting development in the dairy market: the biggest increase in cheese prices since last september. Read more »

DCA Market Intelligence introduces the DCA Base Milk Price Index NL, an objective new benchmark that provides insight into the base milk prices paid by dairy processors to milk producers in the Netherlands. Read more »