# US winter storm drives up CME milk price - Milk News | Boerenbusiness. Nl

> US Class III and IV milk futures on CME rose after Winter Storm Fern disrupted collections across Texas and the Midwest. Some farmers had milk uncollected or were forced to dump it, and consumers hoarded groceries.

- Date: 2026-02-02 · published 2026-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6654-us-winter-storm-drives-up-cme-milk-price-milk-news-boerenbusiness-nl
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-driven milk supply disruption raised US dairy futures, and cold temperatures may further reduce milk output per cow.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-02-04 | 1 | +5.9% | 4.8 | Winter Storm Fern disrupted milk collections and caused dumping, a short-term supply shock that lifted CME Class III and IV futures just before the move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-07-01 | [Milk, corn prices up in 2019 \| Idaho Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4199-milk-corn-prices-up-in-2019-idaho-farm-bureau.md) | +6.5% | +7.4% |
| MILK | 2019-02-20 | [International prices for milk and dairy products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9987-international-prices-for-milk-and-dairy-products.md) | -0.3% | +6.8% |
| MILK | 2026-08-04 | [Econ Roundup: Demand Supports Milk Prices, Feed Costs Rising - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4737-econ-roundup-demand-supports-milk-prices-feed-costs-rising-nmpf.md) | +6.8% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2018-01-03 | [Milk price forecast turns a corner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5206-milk-price-forecast-turns-a-corner.md) | -10.5% | -13.1% |
| MILK | 2018-01-04 | [GDT lift boosts milk price forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7149-gdt-lift-boosts-milk-price-forecast.md) | -10.8% | -12.3% |

## Sources

- en.boerenbusiness.nl: https://en.boerenbusiness.nl/melk/artikel/10915263/winterstorm-vs-jaagt-melkprijs-cme-omhoog

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