# Milk prices rising slowly

> The Class III milk price is forecast to rise about 90 cents to around $14.30 per cwt in March, as cheese and butter prices climb. Milk cow numbers rose for several months, and NDM and dry whey stocks remain high.

- Date: 2018-03-30 · published 2018-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65993-milk-prices-rising-slowly
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Class III prices improve dairy margins, but heavy NDM and whey stocks and rising cow numbers limit sustained gains in dairy ingredient demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/dairy-cattle/milk-prices-rising-slowly

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