# Food manufacturers charge 1.77% more than a year ago, according to DANE; milk prices to buyers rise 5.73%

> Colombia’s DANE reported that prices of processed foods sold by domestic manufacturers for the local market were 1.77% higher year on year. The article highlights a 5.73% increase in milk prices to buyers, while noting that factory-gate prices do not immediately translate into retail prices.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T19:37:03.538Z
- Category: report · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90096-food-manufacturers-charge-1-77-more-than-a-year-ago-according-to-dane-milk
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher milk prices at the producer or manufacturing stage indicate increased costs for dairy buyers and may support milk prices, although later supply-chain stages can delay or alter the pass-through. The report provides no specific feed-input price data.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-10-12 | [Class III milk price highest in more than 2 years - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28017-class-iii-milk-price-highest-in-more-than-2-years-dairy-star.md) | +1.0% | -11.1% |
| MILK | 2019-02-28 | [Cow numbers drop, milk prices begin to rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60592-cow-numbers-drop-milk-prices-begin-to-rise.md) | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| MILK | 2017-01-23 | [2017 milk prices may average $2 more than 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73021-2017-milk-prices-may-average-2-more-than-2016.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| MILK | 2026-04-01 | [Milk prices rising is not an April Fools’ joke \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6423-milk-prices-rising-is-not-an-april-fools-joke-ag-proud.md) | +6.8% | +7.4% |
| MILK | 2022-06-24 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online Cheese, Butter Prices for 2023 Reflect Stronger Demand for Milk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40945-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-cheese-butter-prices-for-2023-reflect-stronger.md) | -7.2% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- mascolombia.com: https://mascolombia.com/precios-fabrica-alimentos-octubre/

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