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NMPF economist Peter Vitaliano says U.S. dairy farmers have had four tough years and 2019 shows some improvement but not enough to break the streak by itself. He points to supply-demand imbalances and unusual price relationships, and notes that the 2018 farm bill strengthened the safety net, renamed MPP-Dairy to Dairy Margin Coverage with a $9.50/cwt maximum margin.
Cheese is expected to drive dairy's 2019 trajectory, and stronger margin coverage supports farm income without directly lifting milk prices. Persistent oversupply keeps downward pressure on milk and dairy product prices.
agproud.comPeter VitalianoMar 11, 2019After 15 past neutral macro events, Milk (Class III) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (27% higher; middle half -2.1% to +0.1%), and -3.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
