# Tariffs, bird flu remain hot topics - Dairy Star

> USDA's February WASDE again cut the 2025 US milk production forecast, citing lower cow inventories, and revised 2024 supply and use estimates. Cheese was projected at $1.88 per pound, butter at $2.645 and nonfat dry milk at $1.295. Commentary also highlights tariffs and bird flu as ongoing concerns for the dairy sector.

- Date: 2025-02-25 · published 2025-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26205-tariffs-bird-flu-remain-hot-topics-dairy-star
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter milk supply and firmer cheese projections support dairy prices, but tariff risks and avian influenza could shift demand and trade flows. Investors should watch whether the cow inventory decline continues.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-01-29 | [Whey demand continues to dwindle - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6014-whey-demand-continues-to-dwindle-dairy-star.md) | +7.0% | +6.1% |
| MILK | 2024-12-21 | [Class III prices expected to rebound in next year - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27110-class-iii-prices-expected-to-rebound-in-next-year-dairy-star.md) | +0.2% | +8.6% |
| MILK | 2025-07-12 | [Cheese production continues to grow - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23757-cheese-production-continues-to-grow-dairy-star.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| MILK | 2023-12-23 | [Midwest cheesemakers report steady production - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32702-midwest-cheesemakers-report-steady-production-dairy-star.md) | -0.1% | -5.7% |
| MILK | 2023-08-12 | [Cheese helps support Class III futures - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34740-cheese-helps-support-class-iii-futures-dairy-star.md) | -0.3% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- dairystar.com: https://dairystar.com/stories/tariffs-bird-flu-remain-hot-topics,27384

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