The bears were out in full force during this holiday-shortened week. Prices for dairy commodities moved lower both at home and abroad as...

The spot markets sizzled in Chicago this week, but the futures fizzled. CME spot butter leapt 9.5ȼ to $3.01 per pound. Cue the fireworks!

Red ink flowed on LaSalle Street this week as the trade reckoned with the fact that, although milk production continues to...

The European dairy industry is shrinking noticeably. Eurostat estimates there were 20.2 million dairy cows in the EU-27 last...

The butter market sprinted uphill and reached $3 this week for the first time since 2015. Buyers bought 19 loads of butter in Chicago...

From Canberra to Chicago, and Wellington to Warsaw, milk output continues to underwhelm. After slight growth in February, European...

The mercury is rising in the Southwest, and the cows in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona are suffering in triple digit temperatures. But...

The dairy markets continue to wrestle with the invisible hand, seeking an equilibrium between tight supplies and waning demand. As...

The dairy markets are still concerned about demand. Global milk output is growing slowly, if at all, and dairy product inventories are...

For months, the dairy markets have focused on shrinking global milk output and barriers to rapid expansion. Tight supplies pushed...

The dairy markets seem a bit befuddled. They moved this way and that without much conviction this week. Prices are historically...

Spring has arrived, and the dairy markets swooned accordingly. Milk powder was especially weak. At Tuesday’s...

Up and up and up again. CME spot Cheddar barrels gained another 7.25ȼ this week and reached $2.44 per pound. That’s the highest price...

With the Easter holiday around the corner and students enjoying vacations, spring appears to have sprung. Milk production is...

The dairy markets are getting accustomed to the altitude. Last week, Q2 Class III contracts summited briefly above $25/cwt., while Q3...

Rising costs and waning milk output pushed the U.S. dairy markets higher once again this week. Cheese led the way. CME spot Cheddar...

The commodity markets were unsettled this week as supply concerns, demand signals, and geopolitical conflict jockeyed for influence...

The commodity boom continues to thunder through the feed and dairy markets. Once again, the storm roared loudest in the wheat pits...

Russia intensified its brutal attacks in Ukraine, and feed and energy prices soared. Crude oil closed today at $115.68 per...

Global milk output is shrinking, and the deficits are getting bigger. In December, milk production among the world’s five largest...