# Manage Risk During Milk's Wild Price Ride - EDairy News English

> Northeast dairy farmers saw July milk checks lower than expected despite high Class III prices because of negative producer price differentials. Enrollment in USDA's Dairy Margin Coverage program fell sharply this year, with only about 35 percent of Pennsylvania farms signing up versus 87 percent last year. The article advises farmers to use risk-management tools as COVID-19 may still disrupt markets.

- Date: 2020-08-13 · published 2020-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51775-manage-risk-during-milk-s-wild-price-ride-edairy-news-english
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower DMC participation leaves more producers exposed to margin squeezes, which could reduce herd feeding budgets and feed purchasing if prices fall. The story describes risk management rather than a new price shock.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-04-21 | [Prices Shaken Then Stirred - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47612-prices-shaken-then-stirred-edairy-news-english.md) | -0.2% | +6.8% |
| 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 | 2021-04-28 | [Dairy pricing reform gains steam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47763-dairy-pricing-reform-gains-steam.md) | -0.0% | +7.5% |
| MILK | 2024-11-14 | [USDA Agricultural Service Releases Federal Milk Marketing Order Decision - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27406-usda-agricultural-service-releases-federal-milk-marketing-order-decision-dairy.md) | -0.3% | -6.0% |
| MILK | 2018-03-07 | [Weekly Digest: ‘Light’ milk checks, ‘dry’ cows and supply management message coming to Wisconsin -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66149-weekly-digest-light-milk-checks-dry-cows-and-supply-management-message-coming.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- en.edairynews.com: https://en.edairynews.com/manage-risk-during-milks-wild-price-ride/

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