# Mielke Market Weekly: Milk production estimates raised in latest WASDE report | News | thelandonline.com

> Lee Mielke's weekly column covers the June WASDE, which raised 2026 U.S. milk production to 236.4 billion pounds and 2027 to 237.0 billion. Class III is projected at $16.60 per cwt for 2026, down 40 cents, and Class IV at $19.35, down 60 cents. Both are below 2025 levels.

- Date: 2026-06-25 · published 2026-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18811-mielke-market-weekly-milk-production-estimates-raised-in-latest-wasde-report
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher production with lower Class III and IV price forecasts points to weaker U.S. milk prices. Cheese and powder price declines are driving the downgrade.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-06-16 | [Mielke: Milk Production Estimates Raised Again - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46578-mielke-milk-production-estimates-raised-again-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.5% | -2.7% |
| MILK | 2021-05-20 | [Mielke: 2021 Milk Production Estimates Raised - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47111-mielke-2021-milk-production-estimates-raised-edairy-news-english.md) | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| MILK | 2018-03-19 | [Milk production forecast raised in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report - Cowsmo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66147-milk-production-forecast-raised-in-the-world-agricultural-supply-and-demand.md) | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| MILK | 2022-11-15 | [Lee Mielke: Production estimate raised again \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38704-lee-mielke-production-estimate-raised-again-capital-press.md) | +0.1% | -2.2% |
| MILK | 2024-05-13 | [Increased cow numbers, milk per cow raise 2024-25 milk production estimates \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30250-increased-cow-numbers-milk-per-cow-raise-2024-25-milk-production-estimates-ag.md) | +0.5% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- thelandonline.com: https://www.thelandonline.com/news/mielke-market-weekly-milk-production-estimates-raised-in-latest-wasde-report/article_feac8c05-ac0e-4294-aeb9-5cb63982d8d4.html

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