# Dairy Industry News Roundup: Week of March 28 -... | Therio

> USDA February data showed butter up 9.1% and cheese up 3.9%, while NFDM neared $2/lb. Class IV jumped $2.65 to $18.94, DMC triggered payments at an $8.46 margin, and California cleared its last HPAI quarantines. DFA also terminated 120 milk contracts in New York.

- Date: 2026-04-03 · published 2026-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6425-dairy-industry-news-roundup-week-of-march-28-therio
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Strong powder and Class IV prices support milk values, while the HPAI clearance removes a disease-related supply risk. Regional oversupply and contract cuts signal uneven milk balances across US regions.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| MILK | 2019-04-25 | [2019 Could Be Year Of Recovery For Dairy Industry - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59729-2019-could-be-year-of-recovery-for-dairy-industry-edairy-news-english.md) | +1.3% | +2.6% |
| MILK | 2020-05-21 | [Russia News Boosts Wheat Markets - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53172-russia-news-boosts-wheat-markets-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -0.8% | +70.2% |
| MILK | 2024-03-19 | [Dairy Outlook: March 2024 - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31200-dairy-outlook-march-2024-dairy-producer.md) | -0.1% | -5.9% |
| MILK | 2022-02-07 | [Dairy Market Report January 2022 - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42725-dairy-market-report-january-2022-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.5% | +9.2% |

## Sources

- therio.ai: https://therio.ai/news/dairy-industry-news-roundup-week-of-march-28-april-3-2026

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