
Compeer Financial's dairy director says milk futures may be near a peak, with June Class III around $20 per cwt. He expects milk production to respond to higher prices as cutbacks come off, and he would not be surprised by a pullback.
He sees Class III in the $16 to $17 range by fall.
Expected production recovery and a possible pullback point to lower milk futures ahead, which would reduce the cost of dairy feed inputs such as milk replacer.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Confirms June Class III near $20 and discusses sentiment about a peak, reflecting the extreme level reached.