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A CRS report says US milk prices for 2020 have weakened as the pandemic weakens the economy, after a period of low prices that led to farm exits and processor bankruptcies. It describes the Dairy Margin Coverage program, which pays producers when the margin between milk and a feed ration value based on corn, soybean meal and alfalfa narrows.
Weaker milk price prospects reduce dairy herd feed demand expectations and reflect a bearish milk outlook, while the DMC program provides a safety net for producers.
everycrsreport.comApr 10, 2020After 24 past bearish policy events, Milk (Class III) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.8% to +0.5%), and -4.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
