# Dairy Industry News Roundup: Week of October 31 - November 6, 2026

> U.S. spot butter prices fell nearly 6 cents per pound during the week, while nonfat dry milk rose to $2.2125 per pound. H5N1 was detected for the first time in an Indiana dairy herd, and Washington’s outbreak cluster reached 40 affected premises; the November 3 Global Dairy Trade auction posted a third consecutive index gain, led by cheddar and whole milk powder.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T18:12:54.126Z
- Category: disease · region United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84462-dairy-industry-news-roundup-week-of-october-31-november-6-2026
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The outbreak adds disease risk to dairy production, while the divergent butter and dairy-protein price moves point to uneven demand across product segments. The article does not establish a clear price effect for the listed feed or livestock commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-07-28 | [The KDM Dairy Report 7/28/2024 \| KDM Trading Inc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6827-the-kdm-dairy-report-7-28-2024-kdm-trading-inc.md) | +2.4% | +4.2% |
| MILK | 2025-07-31 | [The changing landscape of Livestock Diseases in 2025 \| CLAL News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15985-the-changing-landscape-of-livestock-diseases-in-2025-clal-news.md) | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| MILK | 2024-03-25 | [Dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas test positive for bird flu \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16105-dairy-cattle-in-texas-kansas-test-positive-for-bird-flu-ap-news.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| MILK | 2024-08-30 | [Bird flu infects California dairy cows, widening US outbreak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16067-bird-flu-infects-california-dairy-cows-widening-us-outbreak.md) | +10.5% | +13.1% |
| MILK | 2024-06-15 | [Bird flu risk is restricted to those who work with dairy cattle — for now : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16088-bird-flu-risk-is-restricted-to-those-who-work-with-dairy-cattle-for-now-npr.md) | +0.3% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- therio.ai: https://therio.ai/news/dairy-industry-news-roundup-week-of-october-31-november-6-2026

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