# May dairy product production mixed, huge gains in SMP - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA May data showed processors shifting heavily into skim milk powder, with SMP output up nearly 77% from a year earlier. Cheese output rose over three percent from April, butter fell 18% from the prior month, and nonfat dry milk was down more than nine percent year over year.

- Date: 2020-07-01 · published 2020-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52122-may-dairy-product-production-mixed-huge-gains-in-smp-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The shift toward powder production increases available skim milk products for feed use, while lower butter output tightens butterfat supply, signaling mixed price pressure across dairy inputs.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-02-04 | [Dairy product production sees greatest shift in dry milk - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48643-dairy-product-production-sees-greatest-shift-in-dry-milk-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +4.1% |
| MILK | 2018-04-27 | [USDA says most dairy products had more production in 2017 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65511-usda-says-most-dairy-products-had-more-production-in-2017-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.2% | +4.7% |
| MILK | 2019-10-10 | [Dairy production increases reflected in 2020 all milk price - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56718-dairy-production-increases-reflected-in-2020-all-milk-price-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | +8.1% |
| MILK | 2022-04-27 | [Frozen dairy product production up on the year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41842-frozen-dairy-product-production-up-on-the-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | +3.2% |
| MILK | 2022-05-12 | [USDA calls for increased milk production  - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41564-usda-calls-for-increased-milk-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/may-dairy-product-production-mixed-huge-gains-in-smp/

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