Shocking 7,000 Head Drop Hits Dairy Cows First Time Since 2024

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The USDA released the October Milk Production report on Friday, as originally scheduled. This gets the market up to date with at least one report, now back on schedule. They also released the August Dairy Productions report Friday as well, but the market is still waiting for the announcement of when we will see the September report to play catch up for that information as well.

In a shocking discovery, the Milk Production report has the first decline of cow numbers since 2024, indicating a shift to cull more cows with falling milk prices. In October the beef cattle prices peaked as milk prices were sharply declining. It made for the perfect opportunity to send the lower producing cows to market to gain a quick revenue stream to make up for the lacking milk check as well as lower the feed bill.

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