# Butter Is Piling Up in Cold Storage, Prices Have Fallen 31%. Now Farmers Could Have a Problem

> EU butter stocks have risen as milk collection increased 3.3% year over year from January through July 2026. Although EU butter exports grew 39.7% in the second quarter, the amount of butter available on the EU market was still 1.4% higher than a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T18:07:58.569Z
- Category: market · region European Union · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87743-butter-is-piling-up-in-cold-storage-prices-have-fallen-31-now-farmers-could
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Surplus milk and butter stocks are weighing on dairy processors’ returns, which could lead them to pay farmers less for milk. The article signals bearish pressure on milk prices in the EU.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- tygodnik-rolniczy.pl: https://www.tygodnik-rolniczy.pl/rynki-rolne/ceny-skupu-mleka/maslo-zalega-w-chlodniach-ceny-spadly-o-31-teraz-problem-moga-miec-rolnicy-2694414

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