U.S. dairy prices are struggling to find ground, amid low demand and plenty of production to meet needs. Exports have been helpful, despite an ongoing trade war with China, but world dairy prices have drifted lower for the third month in a row. Among all the negative news, we have seen a few rare occurrences take place, giving opportunities to a few and uncertainty of where prices will go from here. Butter fell to $1.605 last week, creating an inversion in the market where bu

The post below covers the volume trends for seven key analytics of the dairy industry. All charts cover the last five years and are calculated as 12-month moving averages to best display trends. How is the U.S. dairy industry doing in 2025? GREAT! This post will start with milk production (Chart I). The current volume of 18,899 million pounds per month is at record levels. (In Charts II & III, the compounding impact of higher component levels will be covered.) Chart II c

Fourth consecutive decline driven by abundant supply and tepid demand as Chinese buying surges 30%. The Global Dairy Trade price index...