
A Minnesota dairy farmer's son packaged protein powder in a black tub and planned to sell it for $59.99 after USDA raised its dry whey price forecast. The article is a humorous feature built around the November USDA dairy supply and demand estimates.
A higher USDA dry whey price projection signals stronger demand or tighter supply for whey products used in animal feed and protein ingredients. The effect on feed buyers is modest, since the item is largely a commentary piece about a forecast change.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.