# America's Dairy Cows Produce Too Much Butterfat; Economists Recommend Teaching Holsteins to Make Skim Milk Directly

> A satirical Farm.FM piece reports that US dairy cows are raising milk butterfat levels, citing Cornell PRO-DAIRY data showing a 4.32 percent average butterfat test in the Northeast and a monthly record for producer butterfat in September. The article is written as a fictional humorous narrative and proposes an imaginary cow 'skim milk' setting.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T06:15:33.370Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97273-america-s-dairy-cows-produce-too-much-butterfat-economists-recommend-teaching
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising butterfat content shifts milk component mix, which can affect cream versus skim balance and dairy product prices. The effect on feed demand is limited, so the market impact is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- farm.fm: https://farm.fm/dairy-cows-too-much-butterfat-skim-milk-economists/

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