# Mixed Signals Persist, But so Does Optimism - Dairy Herd

> RaboResearch says US dairy farms have been reasonably profitable, with US milk production up 1.6% year over year in April and May, the strongest growth since 2021. The USDA revised the herd upward, and the national herd reached 9.445 million head.

- Date: 2025-08-19 · published 2025-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23337-mixed-signals-persist-but-so-does-optimism-dairy-herd
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding herds and rising output while milk prices soften point to ample milk supply, and lower feed costs support herd expansion and feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- dairyherd.com: https://www.dairyherd.com/markets/milk-prices/mixed-signals-persist-so-does-optimism

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