# Milk futures, cash dairy mostly lower - Brownfield Ag News

> Class III milk futures closed lower on the CME, with December down 10 cents to $13.78 and nearby contracts falling further. Cash blocks held at $1.35 while barrels and dry whey were mixed, and the market was pressured by a lack of progress on the USMCA trade deal.

- Date: 2018-12-06 · published 2018-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5423-milk-futures-cash-dairy-mostly-lower-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower futures signal weaker expected milk prices, which trims dairy producer margins and reduces feed buying pressure.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-12-06 | 1 | -4.8% | -6.5 | Dec 6 report of Class III futures closing lower, with December down 10 cents, pressured by stalled USMCA progress, directly reflects sentiment and trade-risk selling, though the stated drop is smaller than the -4.77% move. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/milk-futures-cash-dairy-mostly-lower-43/
- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/milk-futures-cash-dairy-lower-13/

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