Dairy industry gets mixed market signals
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For the last two years, the dairy industry has been in a relatively good place. However, a downswing in the last half of 2025 is expected to continue into 2026.
Dairy is in a supply-led adjustment, Leonard Polzin, dairy markets and policy outreach specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said during a webinar Jan. 12, and the mixed market signals have made for tough decisions on the farm.
Dairy producers have seen weak milk and cheese prices, but beef value has overridden milk-price signals.
By Crystal Reed, Iowa Farmer
Feb 12, 2026







