# Lost sale leaves farmers without market for their milk

> Nasonville Dairy in Marshfield told a grazier near Hatley that it would stop accepting his milk April 1 because a cheese buyer needed less product and the dairy was overstocked. Seventeen area producers received the same notice. Farmers reported that nearby plants were at capacity or too far to serve.

- Date: 2017-04-04 · published 2017-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7390-lost-sale-leaves-farmers-without-market-for-their-milk
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Cheese plants cutting intake amid overstocked inventories signal weak dairy demand, which pressures milk prices and dairy by-product values.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wisfarmer.com: https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/money/wis-farmer/2017/04/04/lost-sale-leaves-farmers-without-market-their-milk/100033908/

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