# Western U.S. milk and cream report | Capital Press

> Contacts report strong milk output in California and steady production in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, while Pacific Northwest output has declined as avian influenza cases spread. Condensed skim milk remains tight, and some manufacturers are turning to nonfat dry milk to fill gaps.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T18:09:01.695Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98095-western-u-s-milk-and-cream-report-capital-press
- Commodities: [Nonfat Dry Milk](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NFDM.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Tight condensed skim supply pushing buyers toward nonfat dry milk could support NFDM demand, while avian influenza in the Northwest is a localized risk to milk output.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral
- NFDM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-04-01 | [Bird Flu's Varied Impacts on Egg and Milk Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25732-bird-flu-s-varied-impacts-on-egg-and-milk-markets.md) | -8.4% | -6.5% |
| MILK | 2024-05-09 | [Nicaragua reports screwworm outbreak in cattle
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30190-nicaragua-reports-screwworm-outbreak-in-cattle-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.5% | +4.8% |
| MILK | 2018-05-14 | [NZ cow slaughter rates rise, weighing on prices, as M. bovis culling spreads \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64988-nz-cow-slaughter-rates-rise-weighing-on-prices-as-m-bovis-culling-spreads.md) | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| MILK | 2025-03-12 | [Bird Flu's Varied Impacts on Egg and Milk Markets \| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25604-bird-flu-s-varied-impacts-on-egg-and-milk-markets-college-of-agricultural-and.md) | -0.2% | -7.2% |
| MILK | 2020-03-27 | [Ag economists weigh in on COVID shutdown - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7964-ag-economists-weigh-in-on-covid-shutdown-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | -12.1% | -18.7% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2026/11/13/western-u-s-milk-and-cream-report-382/

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