# Butterfat production surge leads to price drop

> CoBank economist Corey Geiger says U.S. farmers have produced more butterfat than the market needs after butterfat led milk checks for most of a 38-month period. Butterfat has now fallen behind protein as the leading milk component.

- Date: 2025-11-17 · published 2025-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21955-butterfat-production-surge-leads-to-price-drop
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Surplus cream pushes down butter and butterfat prices, which weighs on milk checks and the Class III and IV price outlook.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/livestock-and-dairy/markets-are-bubbling-over-with-butterfat

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