# U.S. dairy herd largest since 1995; December milk output up 3.1% - Progressive Dairy | Ag Proud

> US milk production rose 3.1% in December 2020 from a year earlier, with annual output up more than 2%. The December US dairy herd reached 9.443 million cows, the largest since 1995.

- Date: 2021-01-26 · published 2021-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49171-u-s-dairy-herd-largest-since-1995-december-milk-output-up-3-1-progressive-dairy
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding milk output and a herd at a 25-year high add supply to a market with soft demand, pressuring dairy prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-02-21 | [December milk production growth slows, milk prices lower - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60591-december-milk-production-growth-slows-milk-prices-lower-progressive-dairy-ag.md) | +9.3% | +6.6% |
| MILK | 2020-12-11 | [USDA 2021 milk price outlook weakens - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49806-usda-2021-milk-price-outlook-weakens-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | -1.0% | +4.8% |
| MILK | 2020-03-10 | [2020 milk price takes a hit in latest USDA outlook report - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54149-2020-milk-price-takes-a-hit-in-latest-usda-outlook-report-progressive-dairy-ag.md) | +0.4% | -14.8% |
| MILK | 2020-09-11 | [USDA: Milk output forecast raised; smaller harvest boosts feed price projections - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51235-usda-milk-output-forecast-raised-smaller-harvest-boosts-feed-price-projections.md) | -1.6% | +24.9% |
| MILK | 2026-08-22 | [Larger Dairy Herd Shapes U.S. Milk Price Outlook Into 2027](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18030-larger-dairy-herd-shapes-u-s-milk-price-outlook-into-2027.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/36033-u-s-dairy-herd-largest-since-1995-december-milk-output-up-3-1

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