# LIVESTOCK MARKETS: USDA forecasts higher dairy product prices

> USDA's January Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Outlook reported that wholesale prices for all major dairy products rose from November to December, with butter up the most, from $1.909 to $2.100/lb. December cheese, nonfat dry milk and dry whey prices were the highest monthly levels of the year. Domestic commercial disappearance rose sharply year over year, and U.S. milk output was up 2.4% in November.

- Date: 2017-01-25 · published 2017-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73007-livestock-markets-usda-forecasts-higher-dairy-product-prices
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Strong domestic demand alongside rising output supports dairy product prices, which feeds into higher Class III milk values and dairy-based feed ingredient pricing.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-12-27 | [USDA Forecasts Lower Milk Production, Higher Prices - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43588-usda-forecasts-lower-milk-production-higher-prices-edairy-news-english.md) | -0.1% | +10.1% |
| MILK | 2025-01-10 | [USDA Lowers 2025 Milk Production Forecast, Hikes Dairy Product, Milk Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26515-usda-lowers-2025-milk-production-forecast-hikes-dairy-product-milk-price.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| MILK | 2026-04-10 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast; Dairy Product Price Forecasts Mixed - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19714-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-dairy-product-price-forecasts-mixed.md) | -1.1% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2024-09-24 | [USDA raises dairy wholesale price forecasts, revises down production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28314-usda-raises-dairy-wholesale-price-forecasts-revises-down-production.md) | -0.2% | -2.6% |
| MILK | 2026-02-12 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast, Also Boosts Dairy Product, Milk Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20613-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-also-boosts-dairy-product-milk-price.md) | -0.3% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/livestock-and-poultry-market-news/livestock-markets-usda-forecasts-higher-dairy-product-prices

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