# U.S. milk output remains at high tide -  | Ag Proud

> USDA's monthly report showed February 2017 US milk production at 16.70 billion pounds, down 1.2% year over year but up 2.3% after adjusting for the leap year. Cow numbers rose to 9.37 million head.

- Date: 2017-03-21 · published 2017-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72003-u-s-milk-output-remains-at-high-tide-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Adjusted milk output still growing and rising cow numbers keep dairy supply heavy, which pressures cheese and other dairy product prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-01-15 | [USDA milk production, price outlooks remain stagnant \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32119-usda-milk-production-price-outlooks-remain-stagnant-ag-proud.md) | +0.4% | +7.0% |
| MILK | 2021-01-26 | [U.S. dairy herd largest since 1995; December milk output up 3.1% - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49171-u-s-dairy-herd-largest-since-1995-december-milk-output-up-3-1-progressive-dairy.md) | -0.2% | -3.2% |
| MILK | 2025-12-04 | [U.S. Milk Output Rises as Class Prices Drop Sharply - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4085-u-s-milk-output-rises-as-class-prices-drop-sharply-rfd-tv.md) | +1.0% | -4.6% |
| MILK | 2024-12-11 | [USDA projections highlight increased milk production \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26969-usda-projections-highlight-increased-milk-production-ag-proud.md) | -0.5% | +8.4% |
| MILK | 2023-02-08 | [USDA reduces 2023 milk production, price projections  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37464-usda-reduces-2023-milk-production-price-projections-ag-proud.md) | +0.9% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/18882-u-s-milk-output-remains-at-high-tide

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