# Efficiencies will drive US milk production

> The USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2026 forecast US milk production rising about 22% by 2026 versus 2016. Most of the gain comes from higher milk yield per cow, with the herd growing only 0.9% to 9.4 million head.

- Date: 2017-02-21 · published 2017-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72487-efficiencies-will-drive-us-milk-production
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained growth in US milk output, driven by yield rather than herd size, implies ample dairy supplies and modest pressure on milk prices over the decade, while relatively low projected feed prices support producer margins.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-07-25 | [USDA raises milk production estimates - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18527-usda-raises-milk-production-estimates-dairy-star.md) | -0.8% | +5.4% |
| MILK | 2020-04-24 | [Dairy prices fall as milk production rises](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6500-dairy-prices-fall-as-milk-production-rises.md) | -13.8% | -7.5% |
| MILK | 2025-06-28 | [Increasing milk production will color US dairy markets in months to come.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24218-increasing-milk-production-will-color-us-dairy-markets-in-months-to-come.md) | -7.8% | -7.7% |
| MILK | 2026-07-20 | [USDA Dairy Outlook: Milk Production Grows While Prices Ease](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18530-usda-dairy-outlook-milk-production-grows-while-prices-ease.md) | +0.3% | +5.1% |
| MILK | 2025-12-20 | [USDA estimates milk production upward trend to end - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21494-usda-estimates-milk-production-upward-trend-to-end-dairy-star.md) | +0.6% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.nz: https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/efficiencies-will-drive-us-milk-production/

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