Directly from the market
Price information is collected directly from market participants and checked against the requirements of the benchmark specification.
DCA MPC85 benchmark
Get your free MPC85 benchmark preview
Preview DCA Market Intelligence’s new MPC85 benchmark before its official launch on 2 December 2026.
As an independent Price Reporting Agency, DCA gathers prices directly from market participants. Our price reporters assess them using a defined methodology. MPC85 follows this same approach: DCA’s own market assessment, rather than a composite of existing price quotations.
Receive a free PDF with the new MPC85 and existing WPC80 and WPI90 benchmarks, plus our latest market analysis explaining recent developments and what’s driving prices.
What’s inside the preview?
The preview presents the new MPC85 benchmark alongside DCA’s existing WPC80 and WPI90 benchmarks. It also includes the latest market analysis to explain recent developments of the dairy protein market and put the prices into context.
The DCA approach
From market input to a price benchmark
The MPC85 benchmark is developed by DCA Market Intelligence from directly collected market price information, using a defined assessment methodology.
Assessed by people
DCA’s price reporters assess the available information using their market knowledge and the rules set out in the methodology.
A DCA price benchmark
DCA assesses and publishes its own benchmark prices, providing an independent reference for a clearly specified product and market.