LUBBOCK, TEXAS (RFD NEWS) — Milk prices are showing signs of recovery after a difficult start to 2026, even as production remains elevated, according to University of Georgia agricultural economist Will Secor. The all-milk price averaged $17.50 per hundredweight in January, the lowest January level since 2021, driven by a sharp increase in milk production that ran more than 3% above a year earlier. That supply pressure weighed heavily on prices early in the year. By February,

The protein movement has evolved beyond a mere diet trend, establishing itself firmly in the healthy lifestyle category. As demand picks up, dairy markets have responded with incentives to produce more protein. These days a “good source of protein” is the most common way Americans use to define a healthy food, according to the 2025 International Food Information Council Food & Health Survey. While consumers focused on the quantity of protein in their food choices, Abbi Prins,

The slow sneak higher Grade A Non-Fat Dry Milk has caught traders by surprise as the rest of the dairy sector is knee deep in doom and gloom from high milk production woes. The last week has left everyone in awe at the strength of the cash market to continue to find demand for Non-Fat Dry Milk and Skim Milk Powders. Exports have been strong; however traders are beginning to speculate as to when we will hit the threshold of value to the world market, especially in the last wee