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Oct 31, 2026REPORTEU

EU milk prices fall almost 20% despite increased production

EU farm-gate milk prices averaged 42.8 cents per kg in August 2026, down 19.7 percent year on year. The European Commission data show EU milk collection up 3 percent over January to August, with the decline driven by weaker prices in most member states.

WHY IT MATTERS

Rising EU milk supply against weaker prices signals a bearish dairy market, which can keep dairy-linked feed ingredient prices under pressure.

AFFECTSMilk (Class III)▼

SOURCE
agriland.ieAgriland News TeamOct 31, 2026

Price reaction & history

Milk (Class III)▼bearishSO FAR1d 0.0%5d —20d —

After 273 past bearish report events, Milk (Class III) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -1.3% to +0.4%), and -1.4% over 20.

Nov 2, 2016Increased milk production pressures prices lower+13.4%
Apr 24, 2020Dairy prices fall as milk production rises-13.8%
Apr 16, 2021Dairy prices under pressure due to increased U.S. milk production+0.5%
Jan 24, 2026USDA increases 2026 milk production forecast - Dairy Star-0.5%
Dec 11, 2024USDA projections highlight increased milk production | Ag Proud-0.5%

Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.

Milk (Class III) MILK · GP ▸

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