# Perfect storm forces dairy prices lower

> USDA lowered its 2018 and 2019 all-milk price forecasts, citing recent price declines, high cheese and whey stocks, weak domestic use, and expected Chinese tariff impacts. Heat in western US dairy regions is also limiting milk output and the flow of milk to dryers.

- Date: 2018-08-02 · published 2018-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5856-perfect-storm-forces-dairy-prices-lower
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower USDA price forecasts and heavy dairy product stocks point to continued downward pressure on milk prices into 2019.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-01-10 | [Milk prices lower again - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21215-milk-prices-lower-again-dairy-star.md) | -0.8% | +2.4% |
| MILK | 2024-10-28 | [Milk price projections lowered - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4683-milk-price-projections-lowered-dairy-star.md) | -10.9% | -12.6% |
| MILK | 2026-07-11 | [Cheese production higher, milk prices lower - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18337-cheese-production-higher-milk-prices-lower-dairy-star.md) | +0.4% | +7.1% |
| MILK | 2023-05-25 | [More Milk, Lower Prices: Dairy Industry’s 2024 Forecast - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35966-more-milk-lower-prices-dairy-industry-s-2024-forecast-edairy-news-english.md) | -3.5% | -7.8% |
| MILK | 2025-09-22 | [USDA Dairy Outlook: Rising Production, Lower Prices - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23046-usda-dairy-outlook-rising-production-lower-prices-dairy-producer.md) | -0.5% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/dairy-cattle/perfect-storm-forces-dairy-prices-lower

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