# Prices Shaken Then Stirred - EDairy News English

> CME block cheddar rose to $1.86 per pound before falling to $1.74 after news that the Farms to Families food box program would end. Blocks recovered to a $1.78 close and barrels closed at $1.69 that week. Traders were also weighing the Global Dairy Trade auction and the upcoming March milk production report.

- Date: 2021-04-21 · published 2021-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47612-prices-shaken-then-stirred-edairy-news-english
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of government food box purchases removes a demand support for dairy products, which can pressure cheese and butter prices, though the market recovered much of the drop.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2020-08-13 | [Manage Risk During Milk's Wild Price Ride - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51775-manage-risk-during-milk-s-wild-price-ride-edairy-news-english.md) | +1.6% | -15.4% |
| MILK | 2022-05-26 | [The Farm Bill: What Works And What Doesn’t? - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41381-the-farm-bill-what-works-and-what-doesn-t-edairy-news-english.md) | -3.1% | -3.1% |
| MILK | 2018-04-26 | [There’s still time to weigh dairy safety net options -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65654-there-s-still-time-to-weigh-dairy-safety-net-options-ag-proud.md) | +4.8% | +4.9% |
| MILK | 2021-04-28 | [Dairy pricing reform gains steam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47763-dairy-pricing-reform-gains-steam.md) | -0.0% | +7.5% |
| MILK | 2016-06-02 | [Dairy safety net in need of patches -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7547-dairy-safety-net-in-need-of-patches-ag-proud.md) | +3.6% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- en.edairynews.com: https://en.edairynews.com/prices-shaken-then-stirred/

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