# Dairy Prices on a Roller Coaster Ride | Red River Farm Network

> NMPF officials said Dairy Margin Coverage payments turned out to be a surprise in 2020, and farmers in the five-year program face a deadline to file paperwork with the FSA. Class III milk prices are expected to grind lower into 2021 while feed costs remain high.

- Date: 2020-12-03 · published 2020-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4228-dairy-prices-on-a-roller-coaster-ride-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Expected lower Class III prices combined with high feed costs squeeze dairy margins, which can reduce dairy herd size and feed purchasing over time.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2020/12/03/dairy-prices-on-a-roller-coaster-ride/

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