# Dairy markets to take a 'wait and see' approach prior to spring flush - Agriland.ie

> AHDB analysts expect Farm-gate milk prices to remain stable while markets assess the scale of the Northern Hemisphere spring flush. Butter stocks are near record lows while skim milk powder is in surplus, and milk output from the five main exporting regions is forecast to grow about 1% in 2017.

- Date: 2017-04-10 · published 2017-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71519-dairy-markets-to-take-a-wait-and-see-approach-prior-to-spring-flush-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Growing US and other exporter milk supplies counterbalance tight butter, leaving the overall dairy price direction uncertain and feed demand steady.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/dairy-markets-to-take-a-wait-and-see-approach-prior-to-spring-flush/

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