# U.S. milk production remains just above last year | Market Columns | leadertelegram.com

> USDA's Milk Production report showed August 2019 output at 18.28 billion pounds, up 0.2% year over year, with cow numbers at the lowest in three and a half years. Global Dairy Trade's weighted average rose 2.0% at the latest auction after three consecutive declines.

- Date: 2019-09-23 · published 2019-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57058-u-s-milk-production-remains-just-above-last-year-market-columns-leadertelegram
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Slow milk output growth and a smaller herd support dairy prices, while a firmer GDT tilts global dairy sentiment modestly higher.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2020-01-13 | [November Dairy Products report reveals destination of milk output \| Market Columns \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55249-november-dairy-products-report-reveals-destination-of-milk-output-market.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2017-08-21 | [U.S. milk production may have been overestimated \| Dairy \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69448-u-s-milk-production-may-have-been-overestimated-dairy-leadertelegram-com.md) | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| MILK | 2019-12-09 | [Class III benchmark milk price peaks \| Market Columns \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55732-class-iii-benchmark-milk-price-peaks-market-columns-leadertelegram-com.md) | -0.8% | -12.5% |
| MILK | 2019-09-19 | [U.S. milk production growth remains small in August - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57060-u-s-milk-production-growth-remains-small-in-august-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | +0.1% | +2.0% |
| MILK | 2019-12-02 | [October Cold Storage report shows butter, American cheese stocks slip \| Market Columns \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6372-october-cold-storage-report-shows-butter-american-cheese-stocks-slip-market.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- leadertelegram.com: https://www.leadertelegram.com/country-today/markets/market-columns/u-s-milk-production-remains-just-above-last-year/article_b93741fc-ca01-5596-858c-75bebc13d7d3.html

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