# Dairy demand during the pandemic - Progressive Dairy | Ag Proud

> A retired dairy co-op executive describes how COVID-19 lockdowns shifted dairy sales from foodservice to retail in spring 2020. Grocery sales rose sharply while foodservice sales fell, and some foodservice segments began reopening in May.

- Date: 2020-10-01 · published 2020-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6556-dairy-demand-during-the-pandemic-progressive-dairy-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Shifts between retail and foodservice demand change which dairy products are needed and when, which affects milk and cheese prices and the demand for dairy feed.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-03-11 | [Dairy’s journey through 2019 will be complex, and cheese is the driver - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60251-dairy-s-journey-through-2019-will-be-complex-and-cheese-is-the-driver.md) | -0.2% | +5.9% |
| MILK | 2023-03-01 | [The economic state of U.S. dairy: 2023 will differ from 2022 \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36862-the-economic-state-of-u-s-dairy-2023-will-differ-from-2022-ag-proud.md) | -0.8% | +1.1% |
| MILK | 2020-04-03 | [Pandemic, economic hibernation disorienting globe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6292-pandemic-economic-hibernation-disorienting-globe.md) | -5.0% | -21.3% |
| MILK | 2023-01-25 | [Strong dairy product exports impact U.S. milk prices – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37782-strong-dairy-product-exports-impact-u-s-milk-prices-agrinews.md) | +0.3% | -8.0% |
| MILK | 2022-04-18 | [High costs expected to stress dairy margins \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42001-high-costs-expected-to-stress-dairy-margins-capital-press.md) | -0.0% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/36319-dairy-demand-during-the-pandemic

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