# What’s Driving Record Milk Component Levels? - EDairy News English

> A feature article traces how protein and butterfat have become central to US milk pricing since the late 1970s. It describes genetics, pricing formulas and feeding as drivers of record component levels in the milk supply.

- Date: 2022-06-09 · published 2022-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40948-what-s-driving-record-milk-component-levels-edairy-news-english
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising milk components raise cheese yield and output per cow, which can add supply. This is a background piece with no immediate price-moving event.

## Sources

- en.edairynews.com: https://en.edairynews.com/whats-driving-record-milk-component-levels/

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