
Dairy margins weakened in late September 2016 as milk prices fell while feed costs held steady. USDA data showed August milk production up 1.9 percent year on year, with the dairy herd at 9.36 million cows, the highest in nearly 20 years.
California Class 4a and 4b prices also declined in September.
Rising output and a larger herd are weighing on milk prices and margins. Corn stock data was neutral, so feed costs are not adding significant price pressure.
Nach 273 vergangenen Ereignisse (bearisch, Bericht) bewegte sich Milch (Class III) im Median über 5 Handelstage um -0,2 % (39% höher; mittlere Hälfte -1,3 % bis +0,4 %) und über 20 Handelstage um -1,4 %.
Veränderungen des Benchmarks jedes Rohstoffs seit dem letzten Schluss vor dem Ereignis. Historische Werte bündeln frühere Ereignisse derselben Art; sie beschreiben, was passiert ist, nicht was passieren wird. Keine Anlageberatung.
August milk output up 1.9% with the largest herd in nearly 20 years signals oversupply that pressures prices, and margins weakened as milk prices fell.