# Will higher milk prices make up for years of farmers' struggles?

> Milk prices rose through 2019 after several years of low prices that left dairy farms struggling with debt. USDA put the January 2020 base milk price at $19.01 per hundredweight, down 32 cents from the prior month but well above recent years.

- Date: 2020-01-01 · published 2020-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4656-will-higher-milk-prices-make-up-for-years-of-farmers-struggles
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher milk prices ease margin pressure on dairy producers, but officials note the drop was driven by excess raw milk supply, so the recovery may be fragile.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-11-15 | [BULK MILK PRICE INCHES UPWARD FOR FARMERS -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44202-bulk-milk-price-inches-upward-for-farmers.md) | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| MILK | 2022-01-11 | [Milk price forecast $23, highest in eight years \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43138-milk-price-forecast-23-highest-in-eight-years-capital-press.md) | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| MILK | 2018-06-01 | [Milk prices continue to climb higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9758-milk-prices-continue-to-climb-higher.md) | -1.0% | -2.1% |
| MILK | 2019-09-13 | [Milk price highest in 5 years \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57230-milk-price-highest-in-5-years-thefencepost-com.md) | -0.3% | +1.8% |
| MILK | 2019-02-26 | [Higher dairy prices likely by the end of the year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4487-higher-dairy-prices-likely-by-the-end-of-the-year.md) | +8.5% | +7.9% |

## Sources

- wcax.com: https://www.wcax.com/content/news/Will-higher-milk-prices-make-up-for-years-of-farmers-struggling-566632041.html

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