# Mailbox milk prices: What do they tell us? - Progressive Dairy | Ag Proud

> A retired dairy co-op executive reviews mailbox milk prices, the net amounts farmers receive after marketing deductions, using AMS data for 2017 and 2018. The analysis compares mailbox prices with adjusted federal order blend prices across 19 reporting areas. California data is incomplete because it joined the federal order system in 2018.

- Date: 2019-07-01 · published 2019-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4203-mailbox-milk-prices-what-do-they-tell-us-progressive-dairy-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Mailbox prices show the real farm-gate return after hauling and co-op deductions. This helps buyers judge regional milk supply economics.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-05-24 | [2017 milk value fell short of expectations - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65018-2017-milk-value-fell-short-of-expectations-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | +2.2% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2019-05-07 | [Digging deeper into 2018 milk supply and demand numbers - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59081-digging-deeper-into-2018-milk-supply-and-demand-numbers-progressive-dairy-ag.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| MILK | 2023-04-03 | [Mailbox milk prices reached a new record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36411-mailbox-milk-prices-reached-a-new-record.md) | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| MILK | 2021-10-15 | [September FMMO numbers follow summer trends - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44536-september-fmmo-numbers-follow-summer-trends-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| MILK | 2024-08-01 | [July FMMO milk class prices mixed \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6830-july-fmmo-milk-class-prices-mixed-ag-proud.md) | -0.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/37626-mailbox-milk-prices-what-do-they-tell-us

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