# Model helps predict on-farm milk prices

> A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor describes a web-based Mailbox Price Forecaster that uses Class III and IV futures settlements to project 12-month farm milk prices. The tool relies on a farm's historical mailbox prices, with at least 36 months of data recommended.

- Date: 2018-08-02 · published 2018-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5857-model-helps-predict-on-farm-milk-prices
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

This is a forecasting method for individual farms and does not signal a new market driver. It has little direct price impact.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- hoards.com: https://hoards.com/article-23648-model-helps-predict-on-farm-milk-prices.html

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