# Vilsack: Dairy exports improved before coronavirus - Brownfield Ag News

> Tom Vilsack of the US Dairy Export Council said Class III milk has fallen 26% and Class IV 36% amid the COVID-19 outbreak. He noted that US dairy exports had grown for six months through February before the pandemic hit, and he expects March through May exports to decline.

- Date: 2020-04-08 · published 2020-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5744-vilsack-dairy-exports-improved-before-coronavirus-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower export demand and falling milk prices weigh on dairy markets, reducing farm-level income for milk producers.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-02-18 | [Production cutbacks likely for dairy - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48804-production-cutbacks-likely-for-dairy-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | +4.6% |
| MILK | 2020-04-02 | [Dairy farmers begin to flush away milk due to coronavirus \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4159-dairy-farmers-begin-to-flush-away-milk-due-to-coronavirus-ap-news.md) | -4.6% | -21.3% |
| MILK | 2020-03-31 | [Milk-Price Drops to Cost Dairy Billions in Lost Revenue as Coronavirus Bites - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4157-milk-price-drops-to-cost-dairy-billions-in-lost-revenue-as-coronavirus-bites.md) | -14.4% | -18.8% |
| MILK | 2020-04-01 | [Coronavirus is Impacting Milk Prices \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4158-coronavirus-is-impacting-milk-prices-red-river-farm-network.md) | -13.4% | -28.2% |
| MILK | 2020-08-04 | [Global Dairy Commodity Update August 2020 - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51638-global-dairy-commodity-update-august-2020-edairy-news-english.md) | -20.8% | -19.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/vilsack-dairy-exports-improved-before-coronavirus/

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