# Strong Dairy Prices Overshadowed by Farm Operating Expenses - Dairy Producer

> Dairy Producer reports that US all-milk prices hit a record $25.90/cwt in March, and class prices rose 33% to 59% between May 2021 and May 2022. Recent price reports have shown stable to slightly lower prices. The article also notes the national dairy herd recovered slightly to 9.405 million head in May, in line with the five-year average.

- Date: 2022-07-25 · published 2022-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40492-strong-dairy-prices-overshadowed-by-farm-operating-expenses-dairy-producer
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Prices have stopped climbing and the herd is recovering, which points to softer milk prices ahead even as high operating costs squeeze producer margins.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- dairyproducer.com: https://dairyproducer.com/strong-dairy-prices-overshadowed-by-farm-operating-expenses/

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