# Margin Monitor - March 2025 - HighGround Dairy

> HighGround's March margin outlook shows lower margins across the board. Its Q2 2025 margin estimate fell by $1.04 per cwt to $0.69, as the milk price projection dropped $1.80 per cwt, more than offsetting a sharp fall in feed costs.

- Date: 2025-03-05 · published 2025-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4706-margin-monitor-march-2025-highground-dairy
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower dairy futures are cutting expected farm margins, which could lead producers to trim herd expansion and feed purchases.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-03-05 | 5 | -9.7% | -2.9 | HighGround cut its milk price projection by $1.80 per cwt, reflecting the bearish repricing of forward milk values in the same week. |

## Sources

- highgrounddairy.com: https://www.highgrounddairy.com/margin-monitor-march-2025/

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