# Higher US Milk Production, Demand Fears, Push Dairy Lower | CZ app

> US milk production in June rose year over year for the first time in seven months, driven by higher yields even as the herd remained smaller than a year earlier. Dairy commodity prices fell in recent weeks on concerns about demand later in the year. EU milk collections reached their lowest level since December 2021.

- Date: 2022-08-02 · published 2022-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4577-higher-us-milk-production-demand-fears-push-dairy-lower-cz-app
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A return to US milk output growth adds supply to a market that had been tight, weighing on dairy product and milk prices. Softer demand expectations reinforce the bearish price outlook.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2022-08-08 | 5 | -11.5% | -4.2 | June milk production rose year over year for the first time in seven months and demand worries pushed dairy lower, a supply and sentiment driver. |
| MILK | 2022-08-02 | 1 | -10.6% | -10.7 | Published Aug 2, it reports June US milk output rising year over year for the first time in seven months and demand fears pushing dairy lower, which are direct bearish supply and sentiment drivers for the move. |
| MILK | 2022-08-07 | 5 | -11.5% | -5.0 | US June milk production rose year over year for the first time in seven months and demand fears pushed dairy commodities lower, adding supply and sentiment pressure. |
| MILK | 2022-08-03 | 1 | -10.6% | -10.5 | Rising US June milk output and demand worries on Aug 2 weighed on dairy futures, a bearish supply/sentiment driver just ahead of the drop. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-07-11 | [Cheese production higher, milk prices lower - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18337-cheese-production-higher-milk-prices-lower-dairy-star.md) | +0.4% | +7.1% |
| MILK | 2021-06-25 | [As Higher Milk Production Forecasts Settle In, Can Export Demand Help Save Prices? - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46748-as-higher-milk-production-forecasts-settle-in-can-export-demand-help-save.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| MILK | 2023-04-12 | [High production, low demand likely to depress milk prices \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36564-high-production-low-demand-likely-to-depress-milk-prices-capital-press.md) | +0.1% | -11.9% |
| MILK | 2025-04-11 | [USDA Hikes 2025 Milk Production Forecast, Lowers Dairy Product Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25122-usda-hikes-2025-milk-production-forecast-lowers-dairy-product-price-forecasts.md) | +0.8% | +6.8% |
| MILK | 2026-06-23 | [Higher Milk Production Forecasts Temper Dairy Price Outlook - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18807-higher-milk-production-forecasts-temper-dairy-price-outlook-dairy-producer.md) | -0.0% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- czapp.com: https://www.czapp.com/analyst-insights/higher-us-milk-production-demand-fears-push-dairy-lower/

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