# Milk production up more than 3% in August, pushing dairy prices down - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA's September report showed U.S. milk production rose 3.3% in August 2025. Compeer Financial economist Megan Roberts said dairy demand is strong, but it has struggled to absorb this increase in supply. Dairy prices across classes and products have come under pressure over the summer.

- Date: 2025-10-22 · published 2025-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22574-milk-production-up-more-than-3-in-august-pushing-dairy-prices-down-brownfield
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising milk output against demand that is strong but not strong enough keeps dairy prices under pressure. High beef prices and lower feed costs are helping dairy margins.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-06-12 | [Growing dairy production limits milk prices in USDA’s outlook - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18975-growing-dairy-production-limits-milk-prices-in-usda-s-outlook-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | -1.6% |
| MILK | 2020-08-12 | [Increasing milk production expected to keep dairy prices low - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51624-increasing-milk-production-expected-to-keep-dairy-prices-low-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.3% | -14.3% |
| MILK | 2023-04-05 | [Most dairy product production up for February - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36409-most-dairy-product-production-up-for-february-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.4% | -7.1% |
| MILK | 2021-12-03 | [Dairy product production slows - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43590-dairy-product-production-slows-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| MILK | 2018-02-08 | [USDA cuts milk production, price estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66485-usda-cuts-milk-production-price-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/milk-production-up-more-than-3-in-august-pushing-dairy-prices-down/

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