# Milk Production Continues To Fall While Prices Climb - EDairy News English

> USDA data show US milk production in February 2022 fell 1.0% year over year, with 18 of 24 selected states lower. Milk cow numbers were 96,000 fewer than a year earlier, and milk per cow was roughly flat as high feed prices and feed quality issues weighed on output.

- Date: 2022-03-25 · published 2022-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42281-milk-production-continues-to-fall-while-prices-climb-edairy-news-english
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking US milk output and high feed costs support dairy product prices, and USDA's forecast of a slight 2022 production decline is bullish for milk prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-12-27 | [USDA Forecasts Lower Milk Production, Higher Prices - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43588-usda-forecasts-lower-milk-production-higher-prices-edairy-news-english.md) | -0.1% | +10.1% |
| MILK | 2019-03-26 | [Milk production continues to slow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60104-milk-production-continues-to-slow.md) | +0.1% | +5.8% |
| MILK | 2018-06-01 | [Milk prices continue to climb higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9758-milk-prices-continue-to-climb-higher.md) | -1.0% | -2.1% |
| MILK | 2019-05-31 | [Dairy Situation And Outlook: Milk Market Looks To Continue Improvement - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59220-dairy-situation-and-outlook-milk-market-looks-to-continue-improvement-edairy.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| MILK | 2022-07-10 | [Record-high Dairy Prices But Milk Collection Marginally Down In EU - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40494-record-high-dairy-prices-but-milk-collection-marginally-down-in-eu-edairy-news.md) | -1.2% | -12.2% |

## Sources

- en.edairynews.com: https://en.edairynews.com/milk-production-continues-to-fall-while-prices-climb/

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