# Nation’s milkfat levels push past old record

> Federal order milk pools with multiple component pricing averaged 4.08% butterfat in 2022, the eighth straight annual record. The Pacific Northwest and Southwest orders posted notable gains, and nearly 92% of U.S. milk is priced on components.

- Date: 2023-04-24 · published 2023-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36408-nation-s-milkfat-levels-push-past-old-record
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher butterfat means more milk solids per unit of volume, which can slightly tighten supply of fat-based dairy products. The effect on feed markets is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-06-29 | [Record milk production keeps pressure on dairy prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18977-record-milk-production-keeps-pressure-on-dairy-prices.md) | -2.7% | -1.6% |
| MILK | 2023-04-03 | [Mailbox milk prices reached a new record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36411-mailbox-milk-prices-reached-a-new-record.md) | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| MILK | 2025-12-03 | [Dairy December forecast update: GB milk production scales uncharted levels \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4091-dairy-december-forecast-update-gb-milk-production-scales-uncharted-levels-ahdb.md) | -6.9% | -11.3% |
| MILK | 2022-08-23 | [EU dairy prices at record levels; farmers' margins remain tight
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40042-eu-dairy-prices-at-record-levels-farmers-margins-remain-tight-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.2% | -1.0% |
| MILK | 2022-07-10 | [Record-high Dairy Prices But Milk Collection Marginally Down In EU - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40494-record-high-dairy-prices-but-milk-collection-marginally-down-in-eu-edairy-news.md) | -1.2% | -12.2% |

## Sources

- hoards.com: https://hoards.com/article-33521-Nation's-milkfat-levels-push-past-old-record.html

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