# October 2026 dairy market review | AHDB

> GB milk deliveries in October 2026 fell an estimated 4.1% year-on-year to about 1,053m litres, though supplies remain above the five-year average and are the second best for an October in the past decade. Year-to-date supplies (April-October) are 2.6% below 2025, with farmers facing high forage, fuel and fertiliser costs and bluetongue spread.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T12:09:15.821Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97654-october-2026-dairy-market-review-ahdb
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Nonfat Dry Milk](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NFDM.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking UK milk supply tightens dairy availability and may force milk prices higher to retain production, though a weak fats position limits commodity-market support. Feed buyers should expect firmer dairy-linked demand for feed and watch input cost pressures.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲
- NFDM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2022-08-08 | [Dairy Market Report July 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40040-dairy-market-report-july-2022.md) | +0.6% | -1.3% |
| MILK | 2019-12-06 | [November 2019 Dairy Market Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6373-november-2019-dairy-market-report.md) | +0.3% | -12.4% |
| MILK | 2016-12-27 | [December Dairy Market Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73485-december-dairy-market-report.md) | +0.1% | -3.7% |
| MILK | 2022-01-13 | [Dairy and Milk Markets in 2021-2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43135-dairy-and-milk-markets-in-2021-2022.md) | -0.6% | +1.8% |
| MILK | 2024-07-22 | [Market Outlook- Report Summary July 2024 - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29258-market-outlook-report-summary-july-2024-dairy-producer.md) | -0.1% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/october-2026-dairy-market-review

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