# Risk of a global milk fat shortage - Lactalis Ingredients

> Global milk collection slowed, with January 2022 output down 2 percent from a year earlier and EU collection down almost 1 percent. Hot, dry US weather and rising input costs are further curbing farm output, while cheese and cream demand remains strong.

- Date: 2022-04-14 · published 2022-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41847-risk-of-a-global-milk-fat-shortage-lactalis-ingredients
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker milk collection reduces fat availability, pushing butterfat and dairy prices higher. Tight global dairy supply supports demand for feed and dairy ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2022-09-25 | [Global dairy deficit to buoy milk markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9912-global-dairy-deficit-to-buoy-milk-markets.md) | -0.1% | +9.8% |
| MILK | 2018-06-20 | [Where are milk prices headed in rising dairy markets? - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64546-where-are-milk-prices-headed-in-rising-dairy-markets-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.7% | -7.0% |
| MILK | 2019-01-03 | [Tight margins, weather slow global milk production \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7674-tight-margins-weather-slow-global-milk-production-capital-press.md) | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| MILK | 2026-08-06 | [Milk is Starting to Feel Tight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4738-milk-is-starting-to-feel-tight.md) | -0.6% | -2.5% |
| MILK | 2026-08-04 | [Econ Roundup: Demand Supports Milk Prices, Feed Costs Rising - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4737-econ-roundup-demand-supports-milk-prices-feed-costs-rising-nmpf.md) | +6.8% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- lactalisingredients.com: https://www.lactalisingredients.com/news/blog/risk-of-a-global-milk-fat-shortage/

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