# Milk prices creep upward

> Wisconsin farmers received an average of $17.90 per cwt for milk in June 2017, 50 cents above May and $3.00 above June 2016, according to USDA NASS. The U.S. average June price was $17.30 per cwt, and most major producing states saw price gains from May to June.

- Date: 2017-08-06 · published 2017-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69446-milk-prices-creep-upward
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher farm-gate milk prices year over year reflect firm dairy markets, though this is a backward-looking price report with limited new supply or demand information.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-11-15 | [BULK MILK PRICE INCHES UPWARD FOR FARMERS -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44202-bulk-milk-price-inches-upward-for-farmers.md) | -0.2% | +3.3% |
| MILK | 2018-06-13 | [USDA projects milk prices are set for an upward trend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64545-usda-projects-milk-prices-are-set-for-an-upward-trend.md) | -0.5% | -7.7% |
| MILK | 2019-05-31 | [Milk prices continue to strengthen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59082-milk-prices-continue-to-strengthen.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| MILK | 2018-06-01 | [Milk prices continue to climb higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9758-milk-prices-continue-to-climb-higher.md) | -1.0% | -2.1% |
| MILK | 2021-03-04 | [Are milk prices about to rally again?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7532-are-milk-prices-about-to-rally-again.md) | -0.7% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- wisfarmer.com: https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/state/2017/08/06/milk-prices-creep-upward/543516001/

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