# IFCN report: Higher costs, higher prices and more milk - Dairy Global

> The IFCN Dairy Report 2018 estimates the global average cost to produce 100 kg of milk at about US$40.20, nearly $2 higher than last year, mainly due to dollar devaluation. It expects the world milk price to stabilize in 2019.

- Date: 2018-11-22 · published 2018-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62058-ifcn-report-higher-costs-higher-prices-and-more-milk-dairy-global
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising production costs and a stabilizing world milk price suggest a firmer dairy backdrop, with costs passing through to feed purchasing decisions.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-08-22 | [Price forecasts higher Class III, lower Class IV - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17916-price-forecasts-higher-class-iii-lower-class-iv-dairy-star.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |
| MILK | 2026-08-14 | [Dairy Product, Milk Price Forecasts Mixed In Latest USDA Projections - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17911-dairy-product-milk-price-forecasts-mixed-in-latest-usda-projections-cheese.md) | +0.2% | -2.7% |
| MILK | 2020-01-16 | [Dairy Report: Expect Slower Growth In Milk Per Cow - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55106-dairy-report-expect-slower-growth-in-milk-per-cow-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2017-05-27 | [USDA Expects Higher Milk Output, Higher Cheese, Milk Prices In 2018 – Histórico eDairyNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71018-usda-expects-higher-milk-output-higher-cheese-milk-prices-in-2018-historico.md) | +5.3% | +4.7% |
| MILK | 2022-11-28 | [Western U.S. milk and cream report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8752-western-u-s-milk-and-cream-report-capital-press.md) | -3.6% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- dairyglobal.net: https://www.dairyglobal.net/industry-and-markets/market-trends/ifcn-report-higher-costs-higher-prices-and-more-milk/

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