# Increased milk production pressures prices lower

> Butter stocks were sharply higher than a year earlier and butter prices fell below $2 per pound by late September, dropping to $1.75 by end of October. Milk production in September rose 2.1% year over year on higher output per cow. Weak exports and higher imports pushed the butter trade deficit to its largest since 2006.

- Date: 2016-11-02 · published 2016-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73986-increased-milk-production-pressures-prices-lower
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy milk output and large butter stocks point to continued downward pressure on dairy prices, reducing the value of dairy-based feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-04-16 | [Dairy prices under pressure due to increased U.S. milk production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47608-dairy-prices-under-pressure-due-to-increased-u-s-milk-production.md) | +0.5% | +8.4% |
| MILK | 2026-06-29 | [Record milk production keeps pressure on dairy prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18977-record-milk-production-keeps-pressure-on-dairy-prices.md) | -2.7% | -1.6% |
| MILK | 2026-07-11 | [Cheese production higher, milk prices lower - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18337-cheese-production-higher-milk-prices-lower-dairy-star.md) | +0.4% | +7.1% |
| MILK | 2026-01-02 | [Milk Prices Lowered, Dry Products Look Strong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21220-milk-prices-lowered-dry-products-look-strong.md) | -2.2% | -3.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-business/increased-milk-production-pressures-prices-lower

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