# Dairy industry report: Higher fuel costs extend far beyond Title I crop production

> The American Dairy Coalition submitted a report to USDA estimating the effect of elevated fuel costs on dairy farms. Based on a survey of 372 producers, it estimated that a weighted-average 550-cow operation faced a $6,000 monthly increase in fuel costs since July, with about $0.53 per hundredweight of milk attributable to daily farm activities and feed and supply deliveries.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T21:12:12.044Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94224-dairy-industry-report-higher-fuel-costs-extend-far-beyond-title-i-crop
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fuel and delivery expenses raise dairy production costs and could squeeze farm margins, potentially adding upward pressure to milk prices if costs are passed through.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-04-23 | [Class III Futures Surge on Weak Milk Production Report - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25283-class-iii-futures-surge-on-weak-milk-production-report-dairy-herd.md) | +0.4% | +6.6% |
| MILK | 2026-02-12 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast, Also Boosts Dairy Product, Milk Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20613-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-also-boosts-dairy-product-milk-price.md) | -0.3% | +6.9% |
| MILK | 2020-01-10 | [Supply & Demand report projects lower milk production, higher exports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55247-supply-and-demand-report-projects-lower-milk-production-higher-exports.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| MILK | 2026-04-10 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast; Dairy Product Price Forecasts Mixed - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19714-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-dairy-product-price-forecasts-mixed.md) | -1.1% | +0.1% |
| MILK | 2024-08-22 | [USDA reports a slight decline in U.S. milk production \| Dairy Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Dairy Industry Website & Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28778-usda-reports-a-slight-decline-in-u-s-milk-production-dairy-business-middle-east.md) | -0.2% | +12.9% |
| DIESEL | 2022-04-19 | [EIA expects summer U.S. real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8172-eia-expects-summer-u-s-real-gasoline-and-diesel-prices-to-be-the-highest-since.md) | +5.7% | +12.9% |
| DIESEL | 2017-07-31 | [Growing Economy Boosts Fuel Demand to Decade High - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70145-growing-economy-boosts-fuel-demand-to-decade-high-tt.md) | +0.4% | -0.9% |
| DIESEL | 2017-05-30 | [U.S. Energy Information Administration Projects Diesel Fuel Consumption Increase on Growing Freight Transport Demand \| Supply & Demand Chain Executive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71186-u-s-energy-information-administration-projects-diesel-fuel-consumption-increase.md) | -7.1% | -11.9% |

## Sources

- michiganfarmnews.com: https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/about/news-media/dairy-industry-report-higher-fuel-costs-extend-far-beyond-title-i-crop-production

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