
Class III milk futures and cheese prices fell sharply in late March 2020 as COVID-19 fears spread. Cheddar blocks dropped to $1.33 and barrels to $1.2050, the lowest levels in several years.
Foodservice cheese orders slipped while retail demand stayed firm.
Weakening foodservice demand for cheese feeds directly into lower milk futures and lower farm milk prices.
Setelah 49 peristiwa makro bearish sebelumnya, Susu (Class III) bergerak median -0,6% selama 5 sesi (33% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -8,5% sampai +0,6%), dan -7,5% selama 20 sesi.
Pergerakan benchmark setiap komoditas dari penutupan terakhir sebelum peristiwa. Pembacaan historis menggabungkan peristiwa serupa di masa lalu; itu menggambarkan apa yang terjadi, bukan apa yang akan terjadi. Bukan nasihat investasi.
Published 2020-03-31, it reports that cheese blocks and barrels hit multi-year lows and Class III futures fell sharply on COVID-19 foodservice fears, which directly explains the one-day drop.
Cheese block and barrel prices collapsed to multi-year lows in late March as foodservice orders fell, directly pressuring Class III futures, which are priced off cheese.
Cheddar blocks and barrels dropped to multi-year lows as foodservice cheese orders slipped, pressuring Class III, which is priced off cheese and whey.
Late-March collapse in cheese blocks and barrels to multi-year lows fed directly into Class III futures, which are driven by cheese prices.