# Profits ahead for dairy farmers? - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA says slightly higher milk prices and relatively low feed costs could mean better dairy margins next year. USDA projects the 2019 all-milk price to rise 75 cents to $16.95 per hundredweight, while milk production is forecast to rise by three billion pounds.

- Date: 2018-08-20 · published 2018-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63538-profits-ahead-for-dairy-farmers-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A USDA forecast of higher milk prices and cheap feed supports stronger dairy herd demand for feed in 2019.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-09-12 | [USDA forecasts better milk prices ahead - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63028-usda-forecasts-better-milk-prices-ahead-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | -1.9% |
| MILK | 2019-09-12 | [Dairy production tempers while prices increase - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57056-dairy-production-tempers-while-prices-increase-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +2.3% |
| MILK | 2021-03-30 | [Milk futures higher, cash dairy mixed - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5251-milk-futures-higher-cash-dairy-mixed-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +7.8% | +9.0% |
| MILK | 2017-01-12 | [Milk futures higher, cash dairy mixed - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73013-milk-futures-higher-cash-dairy-mixed-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| MILK | 2019-02-11 | [Dairy industry on its way to rightsizing - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60754-dairy-industry-on-its-way-to-rightsizing-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/profits-ahead-for-dairy-farmers/

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