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Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Tighter milk supplies and lower milk solids output have stiffened competition among dairy processors. While there are no obvious...
Sep 6, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The bears went into hibernation a little early this year, and the bulls enjoyed raucous celebrations on LaSalle Street. Milk and...
Aug 30, 20243 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
U.S. milk output has trailed prior-year volumes for 13 straight months. In Wednesday’s Milk Production report, USDA slashed its...
Aug 23, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Like Katie Ledecky in a Paris pool, the dairy spot markets hit one milestone after another. But perhaps the pole vault and high jump...
Aug 16, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
As summer enters its final stretch, milk production conditions have mostly returned to seasonal norms. Hot temperatures continue...
Aug 9, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Feed is cheap and milk revenues are lofty. USDA announced the July Class III milk price at $19.79 per cwt. While that was 8ȼ lower than...
Aug 2, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
As befits the season, the dairy markets heated up this week. The trade is becoming increasingly concerned that milk will remain tight...
Jul 26, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Dairy producers have just cashed a very big milk check, and they’re looking forward to similarly lucrative payments for the rest of...
Jul 19, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Soaring temperatures and suffocating humidity are challenging milk production in many parts of the country. As the mercury...
Jul 12, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Cheese stocks typically grow throughout the spring, as the flush pushes more cheap milk to cheese processors, and demand ebbs. But this...
Jun 28, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Dairy producers did everything they could to keep their barns full last month after milk prices soared. They paid $3,000 or more...
Jun 21, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Strong domestic cheese demand propelled Class III futures to fresh life-of-contract highs this week. On Thursday, third-quarter...
Jun 14, 20243 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The bulls are back in charge on LaSalle Street. July through December Class III and a smattering of Class IV futures notched...
Jun 7, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
After notching a new spring high last Friday, butter values plunged early this week. The trade spent the long weekend considering...
May 31, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report Sarina@DailyDairyReport.com Milk, Dairy & Grain Markets The markets are screaming at dairy producers...
May 24, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The bulls ran wild in Chicago this week. For both Class III and Class IV milk, June through December futures notched life-of-contract highs.
May 17, 20243 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Spring is in full swing. Family calendars are packed with end-of-the-school year concerts, field days, and parties. Farmers are dodging...
May 10, 20245 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Folks from across the dairy industry gathered this week in Chicago for the annual meeting of the American Dairy Products Institute.
May 3, 20244 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
The dairy markets swung wildly back and forth this week as they digested a slew of data and headlines. Monday’s Milk Production...
Apr 26, 20245 min read


Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary
Class III futures came roaring back this week, led by a sizable rally in the cheese markets. USDA’s Dairy Market News reports that...
Apr 19, 20243 min read
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