# EU milk prices fall almost 20% despite increased production - Agriland.ie

> 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.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:08:31.623Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4124-eu-milk-prices-fall-almost-20-despite-increased-production-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## 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.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2016-11-02 | [Increased milk production pressures prices lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73986-increased-milk-production-pressures-prices-lower.md) | +13.4% | +14.8% |
| MILK | 2020-04-24 | [Dairy prices fall as milk production rises](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6500-dairy-prices-fall-as-milk-production-rises.md) | -13.8% | -7.5% |
| MILK | 2021-04-16 | [Dairy prices under pressure due to increased U.S. milk production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47608-dairy-prices-under-pressure-due-to-increased-u-s-milk-production.md) | +0.5% | +8.4% |
| MILK | 2026-01-24 | [USDA increases 2026 milk production forecast - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21063-usda-increases-2026-milk-production-forecast-dairy-star.md) | -0.5% | +2.2% |
| MILK | 2024-12-11 | [USDA projections highlight increased milk production \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26969-usda-projections-highlight-increased-milk-production-ag-proud.md) | -0.5% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/eu-milk-prices-fall-almost-20-despite-increased-production/

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