# Higher Milk Prices Are Here — Now What? - EDairy News English

> US milk prices have risen after nearly five years of low, stable prices. Butter demand may tighten because of US tariffs on EU imports, and skim milk powder exports have accelerated in late 2019 while inventories fell year over year.

- Date: 2020-01-02 · published 2020-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4662-higher-milk-prices-are-here-now-what-edairy-news-english
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter butter and skim powder balances support dairy prices, but weaker consumer demand and a possible US recession could limit how far the rally can extend.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2020-08-05 | [Restrained Milk Production Bodes Well For Prices, Exports - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8834-restrained-milk-production-bodes-well-for-prices-exports-edairy-news-english.md) | -21.0% | -19.2% |
| MILK | 2018-05-29 | [Exports Provide Milk Prices A Glimmer Of Hope – Histórico eDairyNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9761-exports-provide-milk-prices-a-glimmer-of-hope-historico-edairynews.md) | +1.4% | +0.3% |
| MILK | 2018-12-31 | [Higher milk prices expected in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7672-higher-milk-prices-expected-in-2019.md) | +2.2% | +1.1% |
| MILK | 2019-11-05 | [Chinese dairy consumption is driving world milk prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10246-chinese-dairy-consumption-is-driving-world-milk-prices-higher.md) | -0.1% | -4.2% |
| MILK | 2017-03-07 | [Dairy producers buying cheese to bolster milk prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72156-dairy-producers-buying-cheese-to-bolster-milk-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.3% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- en.edairynews.com: https://en.edairynews.com/higher-milk-prices-are-here-now-what/

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