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The August Federal Order Class III milk price was announced at $14.95 per cwt, up 85 cents from July but $1.62 below August 2017 and the lowest August price since 2009. Milk availability tightened for cheese production in the Central US, while Western cheese output was steady.
July feed-to-milk price ratio fell to 1.91 from 1.98 in June as corn and soybean prices eased.
Low milk prices and a weak feed-to-milk ratio squeeze dairy margins and can reduce herd feed demand, while tighter Central US milk supply supports regional cheese prices.
lyndentribune.comSep 12, 2018After 136 past neutral report events, Milk (Class III) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (43% higher; middle half -0.7% to +0.5%), and -0.3% over 20.
After 770 past neutral report events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.6%), and +0.7% 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.
