# EU Farmgate Milk Prices Drop Nearly 20% Despite Expanding Production And Export Growth - EDairy News English

> European Commission data show EU farmgate milk prices fell almost 20% year-on-year despite higher milk supply and export volumes. Skimmed milk powder and whey powder prices rose sharply over the same period, while butter eased 3.8%.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T21:07:27.796Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69939-eu-farmgate-milk-prices-drop-nearly-20-despite-expanding-production-and-export
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Weak EU producer returns alongside strong powder prices show supply is being pushed into drying, which limits milk-side pressure on dairy feed ingredients. Milk prices are under pressure from the supply side.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-05-20 | [Mielke: 2021 Milk Production Estimates Raised - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47111-mielke-2021-milk-production-estimates-raised-edairy-news-english.md) | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| MILK | 2020-10-22 | [September Milk Production Up 2.3% - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50650-september-milk-production-up-2-3-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.8% | +7.8% |
| MILK | 2021-06-16 | [Mielke: Milk Production Estimates Raised Again - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46578-mielke-milk-production-estimates-raised-again-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.5% | -2.7% |
| MILK | 2024-05-14 | [2024 All-Milk Price Sees Growth, More Cows and Production Predicted - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30251-2024-all-milk-price-sees-growth-more-cows-and-production-predicted-dairy-herd.md) | -0.0% | +5.7% |
| MILK | 2022-09-22 | [Milk Production, Cow Numbers Slowly Creeping Back Up - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39596-milk-production-cow-numbers-slowly-creeping-back-up-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.1% | +9.4% |

## Sources

- en.edairynews.com: https://en.edairynews.com/eu-farmgate-milk-prices-drop-nearly-20-despite-expanding-production-and-export-growth/

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