# USDA projects increased milk production and prices - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA's October supply and demand report raised its 2020 and 2021 milk production estimates on higher milk per cow and larger herds. It raised the 2020 all-milk price by $0.25 to $18.00 per hundredweight and set the 2021 all-milk price 55 cents higher at $17.60.

- Date: 2020-10-09 · published 2020-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50645-usda-projects-increased-milk-production-and-prices-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising milk output combined with higher forecast product prices points to a more supportive dairy outlook, though larger supplies can cap cheese and butter values. Feed buyers should expect steady-to-firmer dairy demand for feed rations.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-05-12 | [USDA projects more milk production, dairy trade, and higher 2026 milk prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19254-usda-projects-more-milk-production-dairy-trade-and-higher-2026-milk-prices.md) | -0.4% | -5.5% |
| MILK | 2022-12-09 | [Cheese and butter price increases supporting more milk production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38258-cheese-and-butter-price-increases-supporting-more-milk-production-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.8% | -3.3% |
| MILK | 2023-08-11 | [USDA projects lower dairy production, some higher prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34590-usda-projects-lower-dairy-production-some-higher-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +7.1% |
| MILK | 2019-09-12 | [Dairy production tempers while prices increase - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57056-dairy-production-tempers-while-prices-increase-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +2.3% |
| MILK | 2019-06-11 | [USDA lowers milk production expectations, 2019 all milk price - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58605-usda-lowers-milk-production-expectations-2019-all-milk-price-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-projects-increased-milk-production-and-prices/

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