
USDA's delayed December 2018 data show U.S. milk production rose 0.9% year over year to 217.5 billion pounds, with cow numbers down for a fourth straight month. Milk production per cow averaged 23,173 pounds in 2018, up 232 pounds from 2017.
Milk prices were lower, and MPP-Dairy margin payments were set for insured producers at the $8/cwt level.
Slowing milk output and a shrinking herd tighten supply over time, but lower milk prices in the near term reflect weak demand and surplus butterfat. This weighs on Class III milk values and feed demand from dairy herds.
Tras 273 eventos bajista de informe pasados, Leche (Clase III) se movió una mediana de -0,2 % en 5 sesiones (39% al alza; mitad central entre -1,3 % y +0,4 %), y -1,4 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.