# Benchmark Milk Price Jumps $1.52 - EDairy News English

> The USDA announced an April Federal order Class III milk price of $17.67/cwt, up $1.52 from March and the highest since November 2020. The Class IV price rose to $15.42, and the All-Milk price averaged $17.40. Feed costs were still more than $5.00/cwt above a year earlier.

- Date: 2021-05-18 · published 2021-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47237-benchmark-milk-price-jumps-1-52-edairy-news-english
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Class III and IV prices strengthen dairy demand for feed, but the milk-to-feed ratio fell to 1.75, squeezing producer margins and raising the risk of reduced herd feeding and cow numbers.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-04-07 | [Benchmark Price Up 40 Cents - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47765-benchmark-price-up-40-cents-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| MILK | 2021-12-31 | [More Price Volatility Next Year? - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43754-more-price-volatility-next-year-edairy-news-english.md) | +10.7% | +10.5% |
| MILK | 2021-12-27 | [USDA Forecasts Lower Milk Production, Higher Prices - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43588-usda-forecasts-lower-milk-production-higher-prices-edairy-news-english.md) | -0.1% | +10.1% |
| MILK | 2022-03-25 | [Milk Production Continues To Fall While Prices Climb - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42281-milk-production-continues-to-fall-while-prices-climb-edairy-news-english.md) | +5.6% | +8.5% |
| MILK | 2022-07-10 | [Record-high Dairy Prices But Milk Collection Marginally Down In EU - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40494-record-high-dairy-prices-but-milk-collection-marginally-down-in-eu-edairy-news.md) | -1.2% | -12.2% |

## Sources

- en.edairynews.com: https://en.edairynews.com/benchmark-milk-price-jumps-1-52/

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