# The Butterfat Boom | T.C. Jacoby & Co.

> The article reports that US butterfat content in milk has risen every year since 2015, with new records set in December 2024 and January 2025. Higher butterfat levels from genetics and feed changes are increasing cream and butter output. This structural shift is complicating supply and demand for butter.

- Date: 2025-07-30 · published 2025-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23763-the-butterfat-boom-t-c-jacoby-and-co
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising component levels expand butter and cream supply, which can cap butter prices and reshape how milk value is earned.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- jacoby.com: https://www.jacoby.com/butterfat-boom/

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