# California's triple-digit heat slows milk production, threatens crops

> A June heatwave with triple-digit temperatures in California reduced dairy cow milk output, which can fall as much as 20% on the hottest days. Chicken producers marketed birds early and nut and citrus growers faced heat stress. The state's drought has ended after heavy winter rains.

- Date: 2017-06-27 · published 2017-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10593-california-s-triple-digit-heat-slows-milk-production-threatens-crops
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Heat-driven milk losses tighten dairy supply, and lighter broiler weights and crop stress add to feed and protein demand uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-01-03 | [Tight margins, weather slow global milk production \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7674-tight-margins-weather-slow-global-milk-production-capital-press.md) | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| MILK | 2024-07-27 | [Dairy Market Mania: How Heatwaves, Bird Flu, and Heifer Shortages are Shaking Up Milk Production and Prices \| The Bullvine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6829-dairy-market-mania-how-heatwaves-bird-flu-and-heifer-shortages-are-shaking-up.md) | +2.4% | +4.2% |
| MILK | 2019-12-06 | [No sign of flush season this year, production of milk drops across Maharashtra \| Mumbai News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6375-no-sign-of-flush-season-this-year-production-of-milk-drops-across-maharashtra.md) | +0.3% | -12.4% |
| MILK | 2019-02-20 | [International prices for milk and dairy products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9987-international-prices-for-milk-and-dairy-products.md) | -0.3% | +6.8% |
| MILK | 2018-01-03 | [Milk price forecast turns a corner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5206-milk-price-forecast-turns-a-corner.md) | -10.5% | -13.1% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/27/californias-triple-digit-heat-slows-milk-production-threatens-crops.html

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