# Farm-level milk prices way up but so are production costs | Idaho Farm Bureau

> Idaho's average farm-level milk price hit a record $26.10 per cwt in March, up from $17.60 a year earlier. Dairy production costs have risen sharply, with break-even now near $20 per cwt, and feed costs are a major pressure.

- Date: 2022-05-31 · published 2022-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6238-farm-level-milk-prices-way-up-but-so-are-production-costs-idaho-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

High milk prices support dairy demand for feed, while rising feed costs squeeze producer margins and may limit herd expansion.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- idahofb.org: https://www.idahofb.org/news-room/posts/farm-level-milk-prices-way-up-but-so-are-production-costs/

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