# Colombia: Milk Prices Hold Firm, but Drought Raises Costs

> Colombia’s farmgate milk price averaged 2,004 pesos per liter in August 2026, up 1.1% from July and 7% year over year. Stable regional averages masked drought-related pressure: reduced pasture availability led some producers to use more feed supplements to maintain their herds.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T13:36:33.021Z
- Category: weather · region Colombia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91839-colombia-milk-prices-hold-firm-but-drought-raises-costs
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven reliance on purchased feed raises dairy production costs and may support milk prices if the conditions persist. The article does not identify particular feed ingredients affected.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-08-04 | [Econ Roundup: Demand Supports Milk Prices, Feed Costs Rising - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4737-econ-roundup-demand-supports-milk-prices-feed-costs-rising-nmpf.md) | +6.8% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2019-07-01 | [Milk, corn prices up in 2019 \| Idaho Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4199-milk-corn-prices-up-in-2019-idaho-farm-bureau.md) | +6.5% | +7.4% |
| MILK | 2018-01-04 | [GDT lift boosts milk price forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7149-gdt-lift-boosts-milk-price-forecast.md) | -10.8% | -12.3% |
| MILK | 2019-02-20 | [International prices for milk and dairy products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9987-international-prices-for-milk-and-dairy-products.md) | -0.3% | +6.8% |
| MILK | 2018-01-02 | [Dairy prices lift as milk volumes tighten](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5207-dairy-prices-lift-as-milk-volumes-tighten.md) | -10.1% | -9.9% |

## Sources

- es.edairynews.com: https://es.edairynews.com/colombia-el-precio-de-la-leche-resiste-pero-la-sequia-eleva-los-costos/

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