# Monthly dairy products report shows mostly higher cheese production | The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO

> USDA's Monthly Dairy Products Report showed October 2023 total cheese output at 1.19 billion pounds, 0.8% above a year earlier and 3.9% above September. Butter output was 161 million pounds, 0.9% below a year earlier, and nonfat dry milk fell 1.2%.

- Date: 2023-12-07 · published 2023-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32706-monthly-dairy-products-report-shows-mostly-higher-cheese-production-the-mighty
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising cheese output adds supply to a market already pressured by weak demand, which is bearish for Class III milk prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-07-11 | [Cheese production higher, milk prices lower - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18337-cheese-production-higher-milk-prices-lower-dairy-star.md) | +0.4% | +7.1% |
| MILK | 2025-11-14 | [USDA Hikes 2025, 2026 Milk Production Forecasts, Lowers Most Dairy Product Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21954-usda-hikes-2025-2026-milk-production-forecasts-lowers-most-dairy-product-price.md) | +0.1% | -7.6% |
| MILK | 2026-01-16 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast; Dairy Product Price Forecasts Mixed - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21068-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-dairy-product-price-forecasts-mixed.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| MILK | 2025-04-11 | [USDA Hikes 2025 Milk Production Forecast, Lowers Dairy Product Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25122-usda-hikes-2025-milk-production-forecast-lowers-dairy-product-price-forecasts.md) | +0.8% | +6.8% |
| MILK | 2025-06-12 | [USDA Hikes 2025, 2026 Milk Production Forecasts, Most Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24217-usda-hikes-2025-2026-milk-production-forecasts-most-price-forecasts-cheese.md) | -0.7% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- kfgo.com: https://kfgo.com/2023/12/07/monthly-dairy-products-report-shows-mostly-higher-cheese-production/

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