
Dairy economists Mark Stephenson and Bob Cropp said dairy prices have likely bottomed after a recent surge in dairy product and milk futures. May US milk production rose 1.2 percent, and cow numbers were steady.
Slowing worldwide milk output and lower stocks support a gradual price recovery, though the economists do not expect it to be explosive. Milk futures are the key price signal.
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Economists said prices likely bottomed after a surge in product and milk futures, which supports a sentiment shift toward buying.