# Dairy Situation and Outlook, April 22, 2019

> USDA data show March US milk production fell 0.4% year over year as dairy cow numbers declined for a ninth-plus month and cow slaughter ran about 6% higher. Milk per cow rose only 0.5%, and fluid milk sales continued to drop.

- Date: 2019-04-22 · published 2019-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59605-dairy-situation-and-outlook-april-22-2019
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking herd size and slowing output tighten the milk supply, supporting milk prices and signaling lower dairy-byproduct availability for feed over time.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-06-19 | [Dairy Situation and Outlook, June 18, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58739-dairy-situation-and-outlook-june-18-2019.md) | +0.2% | +6.3% |
| MILK | 2026-04-21 | [Dairy outlook 2026: Higher milk production and stronger prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19713-dairy-outlook-2026-higher-milk-production-and-stronger-prices.md) | -0.0% | +0.6% |
| MILK | 2019-05-31 | [Dairy Situation And Outlook: Milk Market Looks To Continue Improvement - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59220-dairy-situation-and-outlook-milk-market-looks-to-continue-improvement-edairy.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| MILK | 2024-09-24 | [Dairy Outlook: September 2024 - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28315-dairy-outlook-september-2024-dairy-producer.md) | -0.2% | -2.6% |
| MILK | 2024-03-19 | [Dairy Outlook: March 2024 - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31200-dairy-outlook-march-2024-dairy-producer.md) | -0.1% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- hoards.com: https://hoards.com/article-25406-dairy-situation-and-outlook-april-22-2019.html

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