# Dairy Week In Review | Center for Dairy Excellence | Page 9

> The Center for Dairy Excellence weekly review summarizes recent USDA data: February 2025 US milk output fell 2.5% year on year, January dairy exports rose 0.5%, and Class III milk dropped 16 cents to $20.18 per cwt. Cheese stocks were 1.42 billion pounds in January, up 2% month on month.

- Date: 2025-02-26 · published 2025-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26051-dairy-week-in-review-center-for-dairy-excellence-page-9
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Mixed signals from lower milk output and modestly higher exports offset softer Class III pricing, leaving dairy feed demand broadly steady.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-11-15 | [Dairy Week In Review \| Center for Dairy Excellence \| Page 16](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33179-dairy-week-in-review-center-for-dairy-excellence-page-16.md) | -0.1% | -5.4% |
| MILK | 2020-08-04 | [August 4, 2020: Dairy Week In Review \| Center for Dairy Excellence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8830-august-4-2020-dairy-week-in-review-center-for-dairy-excellence.md) | -20.8% | -19.4% |
| MILK | 2023-06-14 | [May dairy market review \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35493-may-dairy-market-review-ahdb.md) | -0.9% | -8.3% |
| MILK | 2023-07-03 | [The Dairy Industry: Review of 2022 and a Look Ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35067-the-dairy-industry-review-of-2022-and-a-look-ahead.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| MILK | 2020-12-18 | [Economic Review of Milk Costs in 2019 and Projections for the Rest of 2020 and 2021 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49654-economic-review-of-milk-costs-in-2019-and-projections-for-the-rest-of-2020-and.md) | +0.5% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- centerfordairyexcellence.org: https://www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/markets-management/dairy-week-in-review/page/9/

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