# Price and pooling factors weigh on October FMMO uniform milk prices | Ag Proud

> October uniform milk prices declined in eight of 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders compared with September, though high-Class I areas posted small gains. Base producer price differentials were mostly negative in October, except in the Northeast. The California FMMO had the lowest average at $21.47/cwt.

- Date: 2024-11-15 · published 2024-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27553-price-and-pooling-factors-weigh-on-october-fmmo-uniform-milk-prices-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Class II, III and IV prices and negative PPDs reduce farm-gate milk returns, which can discourage herd retention and modestly weigh on dairy product demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-01-15 | [December 2024 FMMO uniform milk prices decline \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26663-december-2024-fmmo-uniform-milk-prices-decline-ag-proud.md) | +0.0% | -0.2% |
| MILK | 2024-10-31 | [October FMMO milk class prices dip \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4677-october-fmmo-milk-class-prices-dip-ag-proud.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |
| MILK | 2022-09-16 | [August FMMO uniform prices dip, Class IV pooling plummets  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39591-august-fmmo-uniform-prices-dip-class-iv-pooling-plummets-ag-proud.md) | +0.2% | +10.4% |
| MILK | 2024-01-15 | [December 2023 FMMO uniform prices lower \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32130-december-2023-fmmo-uniform-prices-lower-ag-proud.md) | +0.4% | +7.0% |
| MILK | 2024-12-05 | [November FMMO milk class prices mixed \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27109-november-fmmo-milk-class-prices-mixed-ag-proud.md) | -0.8% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/60654-price-and-pooling-factors-weigh-on-october-fmmo-uniform-milk-prices

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