# News for Dairy Co-ops - May 2017 - NMPF

> The National Milk Producers Federation criticized Canada's Class 7 pricing scheme, which favors domestic milk ingredients and restricts U.S. ultrafiltered milk exports. NMPF says Canadian milk powder is being offered on world markets at fire-sale prices. U.S. officials and lawmakers, including President Trump, have publicly condemned the policy.

- Date: 2017-06-01 · published 2017-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4352-news-for-dairy-co-ops-may-2017-nmpf
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Subsidized Canadian dairy protein exports pressure global milk powder prices and cut U.S. dairy export access, weighing on U.S. dairy prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-10-31 | [NMPF criticizes USDA dairy aid package for falling ‘far short’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8229-nmpf-criticizes-usda-dairy-aid-package-for-falling-far-short.md) | -6.6% | -6.9% |
| MILK | 2018-07-30 | [Export gains crucial for dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64183-export-gains-crucial-for-dairy.md) | +5.2% | +6.3% |
| MILK | 2024-05-31 | [Dairy Market Update May 2024 \| MCT Dairies, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30252-dairy-market-update-may-2024-mct-dairies-inc.md) | +5.0% | +7.3% |
| MILK | 2018-07-05 | [NMPF Expresses Concern about Impact of Mexico, China Tariffs on Dairy - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4973-nmpf-expresses-concern-about-impact-of-mexico-china-tariffs-on-dairy-nmpf.md) | -6.8% | -2.6% |
| MILK | 2016-11-23 | [State of the Industry 2016: It’s a buyer’s market for dairy ingredients \| 2016-11-23  \| Dairy Foods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73867-state-of-the-industry-2016-it-s-a-buyer-s-market-for-dairy-ingredients-2016-11.md) | 0.0% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- nmpf.org: https://www.nmpf.org/newsletter/news-for-dairy-co-ops-may-2017/

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