# May milk prices to strengthen following disappointing April | Ag Proud

> May 2025 Federal Milk Marketing Order prices were announced, with Class III at $18.57 and Class IV at $18.13 per cwt. Class III rose $1.09 from April, and Class II fell 50 cents. Butterfat and protein values both rebounded in May.

- Date: 2025-06-05 · published 2025-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24381-may-milk-prices-to-strengthen-following-disappointing-april-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Improving Class III and IV prices point to firmer milk revenue, which can support dairy herd size and feed demand over the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-05-31 | [Milk prices continue to strengthen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59082-milk-prices-continue-to-strengthen.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| MILK | 2026-03-10 | [USDA boosts 2026 milk production forecast as prices strengthen  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20169-usda-boosts-2026-milk-production-forecast-as-prices-strengthen-ag-proud.md) | -1.5% | +5.6% |
| MILK | 2026-04-01 | [Milk prices rising is not an April Fools’ joke \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6423-milk-prices-rising-is-not-an-april-fools-joke-ag-proud.md) | +6.8% | +7.4% |
| MILK | 2026-05-14 | [April uniform milk prices, PPDs rise \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19417-april-uniform-milk-prices-ppds-rise-ag-proud.md) | -0.9% | -6.3% |
| MILK | 2026-04-16 | [Uniform milk prices are firm heading into spring flush \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19712-uniform-milk-prices-are-firm-heading-into-spring-flush-ag-proud.md) | -0.8% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/61668-may-milk-prices-to-strengthen-following-disappointing-april

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