Dairy farmers up milk production in response to higher margins

Things are looking up for U.S dairy, with steady domestic demand and robust exports. Dairy farmers are responding with increased milk production.

Production was up — albeit only slightly — in October year over year even with lower milk production in California due to bird flu, said Dustin Wilson, commodity market analyst with Stone X Group.

It was also up slightly in November, according to USDA.

Considering the increase in milk components, which determines how far the milk can be stretched in making products such as cheese, the U.S. is really turning on the faucet, he said.

“We’ve had two down months, year-over-year comparison, since January 2019. And we’re doing it, for the most part, with less cows,” he said.

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Carol Ryan Dumas

Dec 23, 2024

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