# Cheese exports reach all-time high - Dairy Star

> The May Federal Milk Order Class III price was announced at $18.57 per hundredweight, up $1.09 from April. Futures pointed to a June price of $18.74 and a peak of $19.45 in October. Federal Milk Marketing Order reforms took effect in June, removing barrel cheese from the Class III formula.

- Date: 2025-06-14 · published 2025-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24379-cheese-exports-reach-all-time-high-dairy-star
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Class III milk values support dairy herd margins and sustain demand for dairy-feed inputs, while the reform shifts price discovery to block cheese futures.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-10-23 | [Butter sets a new record high - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33631-butter-sets-a-new-record-high-dairy-star.md) | -0.2% | +1.5% |
| MILK | 2025-05-16 | [USDA Hikes 2025 Dairy Price Forecasts, Expects Lower Prices In 2026 - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24833-usda-hikes-2025-dairy-price-forecasts-expects-lower-prices-in-2026-cheese.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |
| MILK | 2024-03-21 | [US Dairy Exports To Increase Slightly - USDA ERS - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31203-us-dairy-exports-to-increase-slightly-usda-ers-edairy-news-english.md) | -0.1% | -5.2% |
| MILK | 2026-02-12 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast, Also Boosts Dairy Product, Milk Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20613-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-also-boosts-dairy-product-milk-price.md) | -0.3% | +6.9% |
| MILK | 2018-12-07 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online Dairy Margin Reaches Highest Point of Year, but Still Below 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5424-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-dairy-margin-reaches-highest-point-of-year-but.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- dairystar.com: https://dairystar.com/stories/cheese-exports-reach-all-time-high,28514

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