# Why milk prices are up : NPR

> NPR interviewed dairy analyst Lee Mielke about rising milk prices, noting the benchmark Class III price rose $1.30 to $17.83/cwt, still below typical farm break-even near $18.50. Prices remain nearly $4 below a year earlier after pandemic demand disruptions.

- Date: 2021-11-06 · published 2021-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44194-why-milk-prices-are-up-npr
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Class III milk prices raise the cost of dairy-based feed inputs and signal firmer dairy-cow economics, though prices remain below producer break-even levels.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2021/11/06/1053163074/why-milk-prices-are-up

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