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The 5 Big Market Trends Dairy Farmers Need to Keep Their Eye on this Year

  • Writer: ZISK
    ZISK
  • Apr 1
  • 1 min read

Milk Tankers, (Trey Cambern)
Milk Tankers, (Trey Cambern)

Dairy farmers are facing a fast-changing market in 2025, with trade wars, tariffs, and export shifts shaking up the industry. From fluctuating feed costs to unpredictable milk prices and new cheese processing capacity, one thing has become clear in the first quarter—staying flexible is key to managing risk and finding opportunities.


Sarina Sharp, a dairy market analyst for the Daily Dairy Report, emphasizes the challenges ahead.


“These are pretty wild times in markets of all kinds, and the dairy markets are not immune from that,” she says.


Sharp, along with Katie Burgess, director of risk management at Ever.Ag, breaks down the top five market trends dairy farmers should keep an eye on for the rest of the year.


By Taylor Leach

March 28, 2025


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