# Butter Leads Dairy Market Gains After Bullish Cold Storage Report

> Butter futures rallied on July 28 after the June Cold Storage report showed lower-than-expected butter stocks. Spot butter gained 3.5 cents to $2.50/lb, and Class III futures for September rose 24 cents to $17.79/cwt. Cheese inventories came in above expectations but cheese still closed higher.

- Date: 2025-08-01 · published 2025-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23899-butter-leads-dairy-market-gains-after-bullish-cold-storage-report
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter butter stocks support Class III and Class IV prices, which can firm dairy-linked feed demand. The cheese inventory overhang limits the upside for Class III.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-12-02 | [October Cold Storage report shows butter, American cheese stocks slip \| Market Columns \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6372-october-cold-storage-report-shows-butter-american-cheese-stocks-slip-market.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| MILK | 2016-12-27 | [December Dairy Market Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73485-december-dairy-market-report.md) | +0.1% | -3.7% |
| MILK | 2019-12-06 | [November 2019 Dairy Market Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6373-november-2019-dairy-market-report.md) | +0.3% | -12.4% |
| MILK | 2022-08-08 | [Dairy Market Report July 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40040-dairy-market-report-july-2022.md) | +0.6% | -1.3% |
| MILK | 2022-02-07 | [Dairy Market Report January 2022 - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42725-dairy-market-report-january-2022-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.5% | +9.2% |

## Sources

- dairyherd.com: https://www.dairyherd.com/markets/milk-prices/butter-leads-dairy-market-gains-after-bullish-cold-storage-report

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