
USDA data for September showed US cheese output at 1.08 billion pounds, up 2.1% year on year, and dry milk and whey products rising sharply. The report noted that Dean Foods filed for bankruptcy and AMPI closed two plants.
Higher dry whey and milk powder output adds supply to dairy protein markets, while plant closures point to consolidation in processing capacity. Net price impact on dairy feed ingredients is limited.
After 136 past neutral report events, Milk (Class III) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (43% higher; middle half -0.7% to +0.5%), and -0.3% over 20.
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