# Milk prices and input costs – Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal

> An Ohio farm outlet reviewed Class III milk prices for July and August 2016, which closed above projections at $15.26 and $16.91 per cwt. It said the 2016 year-to-date Class III average of $14.16 remains well below the five-year average. USDA forecasts put 2017 all-milk prices near $15.75 per cwt.

- Date: 2016-10-03 · published 2016-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5690-milk-prices-and-input-costs-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A depressed 2016 milk price and a modest 2017 forecast suggest dairy farms will keep tight budgets, which can limit herd expansion and dairy-related feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- ocj.com: https://ocj.com/2016/10/milk-prices-and-input-costs/

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