# Why dairy farmers dumped 43 million gallons of milk this year - CSMonitor.com

> More than 43 million gallons of milk were dumped, lost or discarded by US dairy producers and handlers in the first eight months of 2016, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of USDA data. This is the largest volume in at least 16 years. Industry groups are seeking new uses, including dairy ingredients in fast-food menus.

- Date: 2016-10-14 · published 2016-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9406-why-dairy-farmers-dumped-43-million-gallons-of-milk-this-year-csmonitor-com
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Surplus milk that is being discarded signals oversupply and weak prices. Farmers keep producing because low prices have not yet cut output.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-12-11 | [USDA Provides Milk Production Estimates for the Next Ten Years - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26966-usda-provides-milk-production-estimates-for-the-next-ten-years-dairy-herd.md) | -0.5% | +8.4% |
| MILK | 2025-06-28 | [Increasing milk production will color US dairy markets in months to come.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24218-increasing-milk-production-will-color-us-dairy-markets-in-months-to-come.md) | -7.8% | -7.7% |
| MILK | 2023-12-11 | [Milk Price Predictions End On A Low Note For 2023, Dramatically Lower Than Last Year - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32872-milk-price-predictions-end-on-a-low-note-for-2023-dramatically-lower-than-last.md) | -0.3% | -5.9% |
| MILK | 2025-08-23 | [Milk, corn supply projections increased - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23335-milk-corn-supply-projections-increased-dairy-star.md) | -0.7% | +1.5% |
| MILK | 2020-04-24 | [Dairy prices fall as milk production rises](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6500-dairy-prices-fall-as-milk-production-rises.md) | -13.8% | -7.5% |

## Sources

- csmonitor.com: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/1014/Why-dairy-farmers-dumped-43-million-gallons-of-milk-this-year

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