# Inflation, interest rates, labor and logistics will marginalize higher milk prices

> American Farm Bureau Chief Economist Roger Cryan says higher projected milk prices will be partly offset by rising costs, including fertilizer, labor and logistics. He points to shifted pandemic-era demand that has strained manufacturing and transport.

- Date: 2022-02-15 · published 2022-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42864-inflation-interest-rates-labor-and-logistics-will-marginalize-higher-milk-prices
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher input and logistics costs offset firmer milk prices, which may limit dairy producers' feed buying power and margins.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-01-25 | [Strong dairy product exports impact U.S. milk prices – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37782-strong-dairy-product-exports-impact-u-s-milk-prices-agrinews.md) | +0.3% | -8.0% |
| MILK | 2022-04-18 | [High costs expected to stress dairy margins \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42001-high-costs-expected-to-stress-dairy-margins-capital-press.md) | -0.0% | +2.6% |
| MILK | 2019-03-11 | [Dairy’s journey through 2019 will be complex, and cheese is the driver - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60251-dairy-s-journey-through-2019-will-be-complex-and-cheese-is-the-driver.md) | -0.2% | +5.9% |
| MILK | 2016-08-14 | [Global prices, bumper crop, monsoon bring relief: Farm clouds begin to clear](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9954-global-prices-bumper-crop-monsoon-bring-relief-farm-clouds-begin-to-clear.md) | -0.1% | -3.2% |
| MILK | 2026-08-31 | [Kiwi braces for RBNZ decision, Aussie tries to steady after setback - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18150-kiwi-braces-for-rbnz-decision-aussie-tries-to-steady-after-setback-markets.md) | -2.9% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- nobisagri.com: https://www.nobisagri.com/inflation-interest-rates-labor-and-logistics-will-marginalize-higher-milk-prices

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