# Milk price: Falling butter prices let commodity value

> Butter and skim milk powder utilization deteriorated significantly in November, reducing the milk volume absorbed by these products. The shortfall in demand for these components is feeding through to lower milk values.

- Date: 2017-11-30 · published 2017-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Germany · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4077-milk-price-falling-butter-prices-let-commodity-value
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker butter and powder demand lowers the value of milk solids, pressuring milk prices and the dairy input cost picture for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/milk/news/press-review-milk-price-falling-butter-prices-let-commodity-value-collapse-2017

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