# Uniform milk prices are firm heading into spring flush | Ag Proud

> FMMO uniform milk prices rose $1.14 per cwt in March to an average of $18.55 across the 11 orders, with increases in every order. Processors are absorbing rising milk output during the spring flush, mostly into cheese, butter and milk powder.

- Date: 2026-04-16 · published 2026-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19712-uniform-milk-prices-are-firm-heading-into-spring-flush-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Firm uniform prices signal strong processor demand for milk despite seasonal output growth, which supports dairy-based feed ingredient values. Feed buyers should watch for spring supply pressure.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-05-14 | [April uniform milk prices, PPDs rise \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19417-april-uniform-milk-prices-ppds-rise-ag-proud.md) | -0.9% | -6.3% |
| MILK | 2022-04-14 | [FMMO uniform prices, Class IV depooling march on \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42000-fmmo-uniform-prices-class-iv-depooling-march-on-ag-proud.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| MILK | 2017-03-01 | [Milk prices, margins held in January -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5044-milk-prices-margins-held-in-january-ag-proud.md) | -5.5% | -6.2% |
| MILK | 2022-01-14 | [December FMMO uniform prices are highest since 2014 - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43145-december-fmmo-uniform-prices-are-highest-since-2014-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | -0.1% | +2.4% |
| MILK | 2026-04-01 | [Milk prices rising is not an April Fools’ joke \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6423-milk-prices-rising-is-not-an-april-fools-joke-ag-proud.md) | +6.8% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/63322-uniform-milk-prices-are-firm-heading-into-spring-flush

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