
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.
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.
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.