# Dairy markets rise despite peak production month - Farmers Weekly

> UK wholesale dairy prices rose in May, with bulk cream up 13% and butter up 11% on strong demand and tight stocks. Skim milk powder jumped 14% after the EU sold about 42,000t from intervention stocks. Mild cheddar was steady as sellers held firm.

- Date: 2018-05-30 · published 2018-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9759-dairy-markets-rise-despite-peak-production-month-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Tight European dairy stocks and processors near full capacity support higher dairy ingredient prices, though the impact on US feed inputs is limited.

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-05-30 | 1 | +2.6% | 3.6 | EU intervention sale of ~42,000t skim milk powder plus strong gains in cream, butter and SMP signaled tight global dairy stocks, supporting sentiment on the same day. |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/dairy-markets-rise-despite-peak-production-month

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