# Class III Milk Prices Heat Up | Red River Farm Network

> Total Farm Marketing advisor John Heinberg says Class III milk is making a good run on solid demand. He notes an unusually wide spread between block and barrel cheese and advises producers to protect value as the market heats up.

- Date: 2022-01-03 · published 2022-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4068-class-iii-milk-prices-heat-up-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Class III demand and a wide cheese spread point to firm milk prices, supporting dairy feed demand and favoring producer hedging.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2022-01-05 | 5 | +12.2% | 4.2 | Class III making a strong run on solid demand with wide block-barrel spread indicates cheese-driven buying momentum in the window. |
| MILK | 2022-01-05 | 1 | +12.2% | 24.2 | Notes Class III running higher on solid demand and a wide block-barrel cheese spread, indicating cheese-driven momentum and speculative buying. |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2022/01/03/class-iii-milk-prices-strengthen-ahead-of-new-year/

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