# Factor in Dairy Pricing Breaks Record in Northeast | Dairy News | lancasterfarming.com

> The producer price differential in Federal Order 1 hit a record $5.32 per hundredweight in August, as roughly 70% of pool volume was in higher-value classes priced well above Class III. The PPD is a variable accounting component that makes up a large share of the overall milk price for Northeast farmers.

- Date: 2022-09-29 · published 2022-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39722-factor-in-dairy-pricing-breaks-record-in-northeast-dairy-news-lancasterfarming
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A record PPD lifts farm milk returns in the Northeast, supporting milk production and dairy cow feed demand, though the effect is a pricing mechanism rather than a broad supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| MILK | 2018-08-20 | [Profits ahead for dairy farmers? - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63538-profits-ahead-for-dairy-farmers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +7.4% |
| 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 | 2019-04-25 | [2019 Could Be Year Of Recovery For Dairy Industry - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59729-2019-could-be-year-of-recovery-for-dairy-industry-edairy-news-english.md) | +1.3% | +2.6% |
| MILK | 2023-10-23 | [Butter sets a new record high - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33631-butter-sets-a-new-record-high-dairy-star.md) | -0.2% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- lancasterfarming.com: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/dairy/factor-in-dairy-pricing-breaks-record-in-northeast/article_131c4ee8-3e9e-11ed-b7ce-93e6db07c0a3.html

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