# Dairy farmers struggle with high costs in tricky market - Farmers Weekly

> Great Britain milk output in late April ran 0.7% below forecast as a cold, dry spring cut grass growth well below the previous three years. Some producers have started feeding silage early, and feed costs are 1.5 to 2 pence per litre higher than last year. Dairy farmers are facing reduced margins.

- Date: 2021-04-28 · published 2021-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47614-dairy-farmers-struggle-with-high-costs-in-tricky-market-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-related pasture shortfalls cut milk supply and raise feed costs, which supports dairy prices and keeps pressure on feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-06-20 | [Where are milk prices headed in rising dairy markets? - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64546-where-are-milk-prices-headed-in-rising-dairy-markets-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.7% | -7.0% |
| MILK | 2026-07-22 | [Hot Weather Gives Cheese Markets a Boost as Milk Supplies Tighten - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18528-hot-weather-gives-cheese-markets-a-boost-as-milk-supplies-tighten-dairy-herd.md) | +0.2% | +5.0% |
| MILK | 2024-06-27 | [With commodity prices boosted, what are the prospects for UK dairy?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29758-with-commodity-prices-boosted-what-are-the-prospects-for-uk-dairy.md) | -1.7% | -0.2% |
| MILK | 2023-01-31 | [Dairy Market Update January 2023 \| MCT Dairies, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5881-dairy-market-update-january-2023-mct-dairies-inc.md) | -8.3% | -8.2% |
| MILK | 2019-06-06 | [Weekly Digest II: Class III and IV milk prices move to two-year highs; ‘forage crisis’ looms - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58736-weekly-digest-ii-class-iii-and-iv-milk-prices-move-to-two-year-highs-forage.md) | +1.2% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/dairy-markets/dairy-farmers-struggle-with-high-costs-in-tricky-market

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