# Cheese Trade Volatility Influencing Milk Prices - Mid-West Farm Report

> Wisconsin cheese prices have moved in a range of about 30 cents per pound, from $1.60 to $1.90, tied to export demand. Buyers re-contract when prices fall, which tightens supply and pushes prices up again. Specialty plants are losing more than $3 per cwt on liquid whey.

- Date: 2025-09-02 · published 2025-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23049-cheese-trade-volatility-influencing-milk-prices-mid-west-farm-report
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Dependence on cheese exports makes Midwest dairy prices volatile, which affects milk prices paid to farmers. High whey handling costs reduce processor returns and can cut milk prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-11-05 | ['Robust' demand, here and abroad, bode well for milk prices \| Farm \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62056-robust-demand-here-and-abroad-bode-well-for-milk-prices-farm-leadertelegram-com.md) | -2.2% | -2.1% |
| MILK | 2024-07-31 | [Dry whey sales are important to dairy farm prices in the US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6831-dry-whey-sales-are-important-to-dairy-farm-prices-in-the-us.md) | +2.3% | +4.1% |
| MILK | 2024-04-17 | [Tai Promotes Biden Administration’s Trade Agenda \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30727-tai-promotes-biden-administration-s-trade-agenda-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.6% | +21.0% |
| MILK | 2023-01-06 | [U.S.-Canada dairy trade relationship remains strained \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5545-u-s-canada-dairy-trade-relationship-remains-strained-ag-proud.md) | +2.1% | -6.2% |
| MILK | 2017-06-22 | [NAFTA Renegotiation: Issues for U.S. Agriculture - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70476-nafta-renegotiation-issues-for-u-s-agriculture-everycrsreport-com.md) | -3.1% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- midwestfarmreport.com: https://www.midwestfarmreport.com/2025/09/02/cheese-trade-volatility-influencing-milk-prices/

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