# EU dairy prices at record levels; farmers' margins remain tight
						 | The Cattle Site

> The European Commission reports EU raw milk prices and several dairy product prices are at record highs. EU milk deliveries are expected to fall 0.6% in 2022 due to a smaller herd and weak spring grass quality.

- Date: 2022-08-23 · published 2022-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40042-eu-dairy-prices-at-record-levels-farmers-margins-remain-tight-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A forecast drop in EU milk output and tight supply support dairy prices and export competitiveness, while high input costs keep farm margins thin and may limit herd recovery.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-12-06 | [Dairy prices reach highest levels in five years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55737-dairy-prices-reach-highest-levels-in-five-years.md) | +0.3% | -12.4% |
| 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 | 2018-03-01 | [Dairy, Cereals Push Food Prices Up in February
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10924-dairy-cereals-push-food-prices-up-in-february-the-beef-site.md) | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| MILK | 2018-12-07 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online Dairy Margin Reaches Highest Point of Year, but Still Below 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5424-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-dairy-margin-reaches-highest-point-of-year-but.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| MILK | 2022-09-29 | [Factor in Dairy Pricing Breaks Record in Northeast \| Dairy News \| lancasterfarming.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39722-factor-in-dairy-pricing-breaks-record-in-northeast-dairy-news-lancasterfarming.md) | +11.2% | +9.5% |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/59090/eu-dairy-prices-at-record-levels-farmers-margins-remain-tight

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