# Expert: Dairy outlook not promising for 2018 – Troy Record

> Mark Stephenson of the University of Wisconsin said the 2018 dairy outlook is grim, with prices expected to fall in the first quarter before rebounding in the second half. He pointed to weaker exports since 2015 and continued high milk production as factors keeping prices low.

- Date: 2018-01-10 · published 2018-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7148-expert-dairy-outlook-not-promising-for-2018-troy-record
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Expected weak milk prices and continued oversupply point to reduced dairy farm spending on feed in the near term. Export recovery is the main factor that could lift prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- troyrecord.com: https://www.troyrecord.com/2018/01/10/expert-dairy-outlook-not-promising-for-2018/

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