
U.S. dairy prices have fallen since the COVID-19 outbreak, with Class III down 26% and Class IV down 36%. School and foodservice closures cut demand, and exports slowed after March.
The April WASDE lowered annual forecasts for cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk and whey.
Lost foodservice and export demand left surplus milk with no outlet, pushing down milk class prices and the cost of dairy-based feed ingredients. Lower milk prices also weigh on dairy producers' feed purchasing.
Dopo 49 eventi macro ribassista passati, Latte (Classe III) si è mosso in mediana di -0,6% in 5 sedute (33% in rialzo; metà centrale da -8,5% a +0,6%), e di -7,5% in 20.
Variazioni del benchmark di ciascuna materia prima rispetto all'ultima chiusura prima dell'evento. Le letture storiche raggruppano eventi passati dello stesso tipo; descrivono ciò che è accaduto, non ciò che accadrà. Non è consulenza di investimento.
School and foodservice closures cut demand and slowed exports, and the WASDE lowered cheese, butter, NFDM and whey forecasts, which is a bearish demand and price outlook for Class III.
Dated the same day as the drop, it describes COVID-19 foodservice and school closures cutting demand and the April WASDE lowering cheese, butter, NFDM and whey forecasts, which is bearish for Class III.