# Weekly Digest: Milk fat demand outpacing production growth -  | Ag Proud

> Rabobank's Global Dairy Quarterly projects global milk output growth through 2017, with US production rising on improving feed margins. Butterfat demand is outpacing supply, and European output has grown more slowly. Senate proposals would shorten machinery depreciation schedules.

- Date: 2017-06-28 · published 2017-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10592-weekly-digest-milk-fat-demand-outpacing-production-growth-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Improving feed-to-milk margins support higher US dairy herd output and stronger feed demand, while the butterfat shortage supports dairy prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-11-10 | [Weekly Digest: USDA outlook sees deeper milk production cuts - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44057-weekly-digest-usda-outlook-sees-deeper-milk-production-cuts-progressive-dairy.md) | -0.8% | +2.7% |
| MILK | 2019-09-19 | [U.S. milk production growth remains small in August - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57060-u-s-milk-production-growth-remains-small-in-august-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | +0.1% | +2.0% |
| MILK | 2023-04-12 | [Weekly Digest: USDA raises 2023 Class III price projection \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36565-weekly-digest-usda-raises-2023-class-iii-price-projection-ag-proud.md) | +0.1% | -11.9% |
| MILK | 2025-01-15 | [December WASDE report forecasts lower milk production \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26518-december-wasde-report-forecasts-lower-milk-production-ag-proud.md) | +0.0% | -0.2% |
| MILK | 2020-01-10 | [Supply & Demand report projects lower milk production, higher exports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55247-supply-and-demand-report-projects-lower-milk-production-higher-exports.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/27974-weekly-digest-milk-fat-demand-outpacing-production-growth

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