# Farmers are expected to be cautious with improving dairy prices - Brownfield Ag News

> University of Wisconsin economist Mark Stephenson told Brownfield that industry attrition has trimmed the milk surplus and that he expects dairy price relief before year-end. He said farmers are likely to keep production near current levels after several years of tight margins.

- Date: 2019-04-30 · published 2019-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59728-farmers-are-expected-to-be-cautious-with-improving-dairy-prices-brownfield-ag
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Expected tightening of milk supply and steady herd sizes support a firmer milk price outlook, which matters for dairy-related feed demand over the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2017-01-23 | [Economist expects dairy prices to improve - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73111-economist-expects-dairy-prices-to-improve-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| MILK | 2021-11-19 | [US Dairy Prices Jump As Milk Production Growth Slows - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44199-us-dairy-prices-jump-as-milk-production-growth-slows-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| MILK | 2019-01-16 | [Dairy and the cost of production in tough times \| UMN Extension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61113-dairy-and-the-cost-of-production-in-tough-times-umn-extension.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| MILK | 2021-12-22 | [US butter market shifting from abundance to scarcity \| Dairy Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43597-us-butter-market-shifting-from-abundance-to-scarcity-dairy-processing.md) | -0.3% | +9.6% |
| MILK | 2019-01-21 | [Cornell Professor Shares 2019 Dairy Economy Predictions - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61110-cornell-professor-shares-2019-dairy-economy-predictions-edairy-news-english.md) | -0.1% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/farmers-are-expected-to-be-cautious-with-improving-dairy-prices/

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