Dairy risk management calendar: May 2026

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Progressive Dairy provides monthly updates to important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.

The supply and demand of U.S. dairy products has continued its careful balancing act this spring. With the nation’s herd size growing and milk production on the rise, processors are maxing out their capacities to meet the global demands for U.S. dairy products, namely protein and nonfat dry milk powder alongside export leader cheese. All of this is moving prices in favorable directions, with May Class IV futures closing at $22.29 per hundredweight (cwt) on April 24 and May Class III futures closing at $17.56 per cwt. But markets can quickly change.

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