# Milk production continues to slow

> University of Wisconsin economist Bob Cropp reports US milk production was up only 0.5% in Q4 2018 and 0.2% in February 2019. US dairy cow numbers fell 77,000 head year on year, and record 2018 exports reached 15.8% of milk production. Retaliatory tariffs from China, Mexico and Canada dampened exports in the second half of 2018.

- Date: 2019-03-26 · published 2019-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60104-milk-production-continues-to-slow
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Slowing milk output and falling cow numbers point to tighter US supply, which supports improved milk prices. Export demand remains a key support, but tariffs have weakened its growth.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-05-31 | [Milk prices continue to strengthen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59082-milk-prices-continue-to-strengthen.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| MILK | 2022-03-25 | [Milk Production Continues To Fall While Prices Climb - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42281-milk-production-continues-to-fall-while-prices-climb-edairy-news-english.md) | +5.6% | +8.5% |
| MILK | 2024-07-13 | [Milk continues to go up - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29261-milk-continues-to-go-up-dairy-star.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |
| MILK | 2018-06-01 | [Milk prices continue to climb higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9758-milk-prices-continue-to-climb-higher.md) | -1.0% | -2.1% |
| MILK | 2021-09-14 | [Declining Milk Production Leads to Higher Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45215-declining-milk-production-leads-to-higher-prices.md) | +0.1% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/management/milk-production-continues-to-slow

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