
Heat waves, avian influenza and a heifer shortage reduced U.S. milk output, which was 18.8 billion pounds in June, down 1% year on year. Producers are keeping older, less productive cows to avoid high heifer costs, while product prices for whey, cheese and butter rose.
Lower milk output and weaker herd productivity support dairy prices and tighten supply for dairy-based feed ingredients.
Tras 32 eventos alcista de clima pasados, Leche (Clase III) se movió una mediana de +0,1 % en 5 sesiones (50% al alza; mitad central entre -0,7 % y +3,4 %), y +3,2 % 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.
Heat, bird flu and heifer shortage cut June milk output 1% y/y, a supply-side driver supporting rising cheese and whey prices.
Heat, avian flu and heifer shortages cut June US milk output 1% year on year, a supply tightness that supported cheese, whey and Class III prices.