# EU Milk Prices Fall 19.7% as Production and Exports Expand - Dairy News 7x7

> The European Commission data show the average EU farmgate milk price was 42.8 cents per kilogram in August 2026, down 19.7% year-on-year and 8.3% below the five-year average. EU milk collection rose 3% from January to August, and processors expanded output of skim milk powder, butter and cheese.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T09:08:25.351Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75227-eu-milk-prices-fall-19-7-as-production-and-exports-expand-dairy-news-7x7
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding EU milk supply and dairy processing put downward pressure on dairy prices, which weakens the value of dairy as a feed ingredient. Lower farmgate prices may also reduce dairy cow feed budgets over time.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-06-25 | [As Higher Milk Production Forecasts Settle In, Can Export Demand Help Save Prices? - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46748-as-higher-milk-production-forecasts-settle-in-can-export-demand-help-save.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| MILK | 2020-08-12 | [Increasing milk production expected to keep dairy prices low - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51624-increasing-milk-production-expected-to-keep-dairy-prices-low-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.3% | -14.3% |
| MILK | 2024-05-14 | [2024 All-Milk Price Sees Growth, More Cows and Production Predicted - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30251-2024-all-milk-price-sees-growth-more-cows-and-production-predicted-dairy-herd.md) | -0.0% | +5.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- dairynews7x7.com: https://dairynews7x7.com/news/eu-milk-prices-fall-19-7-percent-as-production

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