# AHDB: Falling milk prices and rising costs continue to squeeze GB dairy farmer margins

> AHDB reported that Great Britain’s October milk deliveries were 4% below 2025 levels but 1% above the five-year average. It said falling milk prices and higher input, energy, fuel, and fertiliser costs are squeezing margins; dry summer conditions reduced forage availability and raised straw and forage prices, while bluetongue continues to affect production.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T15:12:49.010Z
- Category: weather · region Great Britain · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93692-ahdb-falling-milk-prices-and-rising-costs-continue-to-squeeze-gb-dairy-farmer
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Alfalfa Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ALFALFA.md), [Grass Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GRASSHAY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower milk prices pressure producer returns and may constrain future production, while tighter forage availability and higher feed costs add to dairy farmers’ expenses. This points to bearish pressure on milk prices but firmer forage values.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼
- ALFALFA: bullish ▲
- GRASSHAY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-08-31 | [Rising production costs will keep dairy farm margins tight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45574-rising-production-costs-will-keep-dairy-farm-margins-tight.md) | +4.8% | +3.5% |
| MILK | 2017-03-20 | [Winter weather, lackluster cheese demand affecting dairy prices \| Dairy \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72008-winter-weather-lackluster-cheese-demand-affecting-dairy-prices-dairy.md) | +0.6% | -3.1% |
| MILK | 2025-01-04 | [Mild Winter Boosts US Milk Production Amid Market Fluctuations \| The Bullvine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6083-mild-winter-boosts-us-milk-production-amid-market-fluctuations-the-bullvine.md) | -1.3% | -0.4% |
| MILK | 2017-11-24 | [Futures File: Milk market frothy; buyers want soybeans; U.S. dollar tumbles – Greeley Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9915-futures-file-milk-market-frothy-buyers-want-soybeans-u-s-dollar-tumbles-greeley.md) | -8.8% | -8.2% |
| MILK | 2022-07-06 | [Ag Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8552-ag-alert.md) | +2.5% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- dairyreporter.com: https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2026/11/11/ahdb-falling-milk-prices-and-rising-costs-continue-to-squeeze-gb-dairy-farmer-margins/

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