# Rising feed prices will affect US dairy prices   | Dairy Foods

> Corn futures traded above $7.00 in early May for the first time since 2013, lifting dairy futures and possibly spot prices. The article explains that feed costs take one to six months to reach dairy rations and tend to lift deferred dairy contracts.

- Date: 2021-06-11 · published 2021-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46752-rising-feed-prices-will-affect-us-dairy-prices-dairy-foods
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher corn costs feed into dairy rations with a lag, supporting deferred milk futures while slowing future milk output growth.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dairyfoods.com: https://www.dairyfoods.com/articles/95073-rising-feed-prices-will-affect-us-dairy-prices

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