# October Class III Milk Up 33 Cents | Dairy Radio Now

> The October 2017 Class III milk price rose 33 cents to $16.69 per cwt, the highest since February 2017. The Class IV price fell $1.01 to $14.85, the lowest since May, as butter and nonfat dry milk prices declined.

- Date: 2017-11-01 · published 2017-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67981-october-class-iii-milk-up-33-cents-dairy-radio-now
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The divergence between firm Class III and weaker Class IV prices reflects mixed dairy product demand, with weaker butter and powder markets limiting upside for dairy feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-08-22 | [Price forecasts higher Class III, lower Class IV - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17916-price-forecasts-higher-class-iii-lower-class-iv-dairy-star.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |
| MILK | 2024-12-21 | [Class III prices expected to rebound in next year - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27110-class-iii-prices-expected-to-rebound-in-next-year-dairy-star.md) | +0.2% | +8.6% |
| MILK | 2023-08-12 | [Cheese helps support Class III futures - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34740-cheese-helps-support-class-iii-futures-dairy-star.md) | -0.3% | +6.2% |
| MILK | 2020-01-16 | [Dairy Report: Expect Slower Growth In Milk Per Cow - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55106-dairy-report-expect-slower-growth-in-milk-per-cow-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2018-10-25 | [Washington Dairygrams - October 25, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62686-washington-dairygrams-october-25-2018.md) | -4.6% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- dairyradio.com: https://dairyradio.com/october-class-iii-milk-up-33-cents/

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