# Forecast Update Live: Dairy Forecast Pressures Build  - Ever.Ag

> Ever.Ag's monthly dairy forecast update cut the second-half 2026 outlook by about 38 cents as nonfat prices fell sharply. Cheese and butter are expected to see modest declines, with no major change to whey.

- Date: 2026-07-02 · published 2026-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8577-forecast-update-live-dairy-forecast-pressures-build-ever-ag
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A lower dairy price forecast reduces expected milk revenue and signals softer demand for dairy-based feed ingredients through the second half.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2017-04-12 | [Dairy Economic Update: 2017 milk production forecast and price cut -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71511-dairy-economic-update-2017-milk-production-forecast-and-price-cut-ag-proud.md) | +0.7% | +2.7% |
| MILK | 2017-10-17 | [Mid-October dairy economic update: USDA raises milk production forecasts -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68461-mid-october-dairy-economic-update-usda-raises-milk-production-forecasts-ag-proud.md) | -0.9% | +0.2% |
| MILK | 2025-12-03 | [Dairy December forecast update: GB milk production scales uncharted levels \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4091-dairy-december-forecast-update-gb-milk-production-scales-uncharted-levels-ahdb.md) | -6.9% | -11.3% |
| MILK | 2018-11-08 | [USDA reduces dairy forecasts - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62187-usda-reduces-dairy-forecasts-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | -5.6% |
| MILK | 2016-10-14 | [Dairy Economic Update: Near-term pain, long-term gain -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9405-dairy-economic-update-near-term-pain-long-term-gain-ag-proud.md) | -0.1% | +14.1% |

## Sources

- ever.ag: https://ever.ag/podcast/forecast-update-live-dairy-forecast-pressures-build

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