
Heat waves, avian influenza and a heifer shortage reduced U.S. milk output, which was 18.8 billion pounds in June, down 1% year on year. Producers are keeping older, less productive cows to avoid high heifer costs, while product prices for whey, cheese and butter rose.
Lower milk output and weaker herd productivity support dairy prices and tighten supply for dairy-based feed ingredients.
Após 32 eventos altista de clima passados, Leite (Classe III) subiu em mediana +0,1% em 5 sessões (50% de alta; metade central de -0,7% a +3,4%), e +3,2% em 20.
Variações do benchmark de cada commodity desde o último fechamento antes do evento. As leituras históricas agregam eventos passados do mesmo tipo; descrevem o que aconteceu, não o que vai acontecer. Não é recomendação de investimento.
Heat, bird flu and heifer shortage cut June milk output 1% y/y, a supply-side driver supporting rising cheese and whey prices.
Heat, avian flu and heifer shortages cut June US milk output 1% year on year, a supply tightness that supported cheese, whey and Class III prices.