
Dairy margins weakened in late September 2016 as milk prices fell while feed costs held steady. USDA data showed August milk production up 1.9 percent year on year, with the dairy herd at 9.36 million cows, the highest in nearly 20 years.
California Class 4a and 4b prices also declined in September.
Rising output and a larger herd are weighing on milk prices and margins. Corn stock data was neutral, so feed costs are not adding significant price pressure.
Na 273 eerdere neerwaarts rapport-gebeurtenissen bewoog Melk (Class III) zich mediaan -0,2% over 5 sessies (39% hoger; middelste helft -1,3% tot +0,4%), en -1,4% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
August milk output up 1.9% with the largest herd in nearly 20 years signals oversupply that pressures prices, and margins weakened as milk prices fell.