# USDA Ups 2022 Milk Production, Cheese & Butter Price Forecasts

> USDA's May WASDE raised its 2022 US milk production forecast by 400 million pounds to 226.7 billion pounds on higher cow inventories. Cheese and butter price forecasts were raised, while NDM and whey forecasts and the Class III and IV prices were lowered.

- Date: 2022-05-14 · published 2022-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41410-usda-ups-2022-milk-production-cheese-and-butter-price-forecasts
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A larger milk supply forecast eases pressure on dairy prices, although firmer cheese and butter prices partly offset the effect. Feed buyers should expect the milk price outlook to soften slightly.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-12-10 | [USDA Lowers 2026 Milk Production, Cheese And Butter Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21493-usda-lowers-2026-milk-production-cheese-and-butter-price-forecasts-cheese.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| MILK | 2026-09-11 | [USDA Raises 2026, 2027 Milk Production Forecasts; Price Forecasts Mixed - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17487-usda-raises-2026-2027-milk-production-forecasts-price-forecasts-mixed-cheese.md) | -0.3% | -7.3% |
| MILK | 2025-06-12 | [USDA Hikes 2025, 2026 Milk Production Forecasts, Most Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24217-usda-hikes-2025-2026-milk-production-forecasts-most-price-forecasts-cheese.md) | -0.7% | -7.6% |
| MILK | 2026-10-09 | [USDA Lowers 2026, 2027 Milk Production Forecasts; Price Forecasts Mixed - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17113-usda-lowers-2026-2027-milk-production-forecasts-price-forecasts-mixed-cheese.md) | +1.5% | +14.9% |
| MILK | 2026-01-16 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast; Dairy Product Price Forecasts Mixed - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21068-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-dairy-product-price-forecasts-mixed.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- hartdesign.com: https://hartdesign.com/industry-news/usda-2022-milk-production-forecast/

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