# Cheese production higher, milk prices lower - Dairy Star

> The USDA announced the June Federal Order Class III milk price at $15.98 per hundredweight, down 94 cents from May and the lowest since February. May milk production rose 2.3% from a year earlier and cheese output reached 1.282 billion pounds, up 2.0% year over year.

- Date: 2026-07-11 · published 2026-07-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18337-cheese-production-higher-milk-prices-lower-dairy-star
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Strong cheese output alongside weak Class III pricing signals ample milk supply, which keeps dairy prices under pressure and limits demand for dairy-related feed.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-01-10 | [Milk prices lower again - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21215-milk-prices-lower-again-dairy-star.md) | -0.8% | +2.4% |
| MILK | 2024-10-28 | [Milk price projections lowered - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4683-milk-price-projections-lowered-dairy-star.md) | -10.9% | -12.6% |
| MILK | 2025-04-11 | [USDA Hikes 2025 Milk Production Forecast, Lowers Dairy Product Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25122-usda-hikes-2025-milk-production-forecast-lowers-dairy-product-price-forecasts.md) | +0.8% | +6.8% |
| MILK | 2022-08-02 | [Higher US Milk Production, Demand Fears, Push Dairy Lower \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4577-higher-us-milk-production-demand-fears-push-dairy-lower-cz-app.md) | -11.5% | -10.7% |
| MILK | 2025-11-14 | [USDA Hikes 2025, 2026 Milk Production Forecasts, Lowers Most Dairy Product Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21954-usda-hikes-2025-2026-milk-production-forecasts-lowers-most-dairy-product-price.md) | +0.1% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- dairystar.com: https://dairystar.com/stories/cheese-production-higher-milk-prices-lower,31119

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