# USDA calls for increased milk production  - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA raised its 2022 milk production forecast on higher cow inventories and raised butter and cheese price forecasts on strong demand. Nonfat dry milk and whey prices were lowered, and the 2022 all milk price forecast fell five cents to $25.75.

- Date: 2022-05-12 · published 2022-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41564-usda-calls-for-increased-milk-production-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A larger milk supply outlook with lower whey and powder prices points to more dairy byproduct availability for feed, which weighs on dairy ingredient values.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-05-10 | [USDA calling for milk production growth - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30436-usda-calling-for-milk-production-growth-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +4.6% |
| MILK | 2019-10-10 | [Dairy production increases reflected in 2020 all milk price - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56718-dairy-production-increases-reflected-in-2020-all-milk-price-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | +8.1% |
| MILK | 2020-11-10 | [USDA continues to raise milk production and prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50158-usda-continues-to-raise-milk-production-and-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -33.8% |
| MILK | 2022-10-12 | [USDA raises milk production and price expectations - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39141-usda-raises-milk-production-and-price-expectations-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | -4.2% |
| MILK | 2020-05-13 | [USDA expects higher milk production, continued strong demand - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53291-usda-expects-higher-milk-production-continued-strong-demand-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.6% | +73.5% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-calls-for-increased-milk-production/

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