# Class III Milk Price Highest in Almost 4 Years Up $3.45 since last year | The Bullvine

> USDA reported the July Federal Order Class III milk price at $17.55 per hundredweight, the first time since early 2015 it exceeded $17.00. The price was $1.28 above June and $3.45 above July 2018, and the Class IV price reached $16.90.

- Date: 2019-08-06 · published 2019-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57731-class-iii-milk-price-highest-in-almost-4-years-up-3-45-since-last-year-the
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A multi-year high Class III price improves dairy producer margins and supports herd retention and feed demand, pointing to firmer milk values.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-10-12 | [Class III milk price highest in more than 2 years - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28017-class-iii-milk-price-highest-in-more-than-2-years-dairy-star.md) | +1.0% | -11.1% |
| MILK | 2019-09-13 | [Milk price highest in 5 years \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57230-milk-price-highest-in-5-years-thefencepost-com.md) | -0.3% | +1.8% |
| MILK | 2022-01-11 | [Milk price forecast $23, highest in eight years \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43138-milk-price-forecast-23-highest-in-eight-years-capital-press.md) | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| MILK | 2017-03-10 | [Mielke: Class III milk prices increase \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72153-mielke-class-iii-milk-prices-increase-thefencepost-com.md) | -0.9% | -4.3% |
| MILK | 2021-12-22 | [The 2021 Class III milk price forecast was raised](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43591-the-2021-class-iii-milk-price-forecast-was-raised.md) | -0.3% | +9.6% |

## Sources

- thebullvine.com: https://www.thebullvine.com/news/class-iii-milk-price-highest-in-almost-4-years-up-3-45-since-last-year/

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