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Farm milk prices continue to slowly rebound. The May federal order Class III benchmark was announced by the USDA at $16.92 per hundredweight, up 10 cents from April, but is $1.65 below May 2025. It's the highest Class III price since November 2025 and put the five-month average at $15.89, down from $19.04 at this time a year ago, and compares to $16.33 in 2024.
By: Lee Mielke
Michael Lichte testified on June 10 before the House Committee on Agriculture on the importance of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to U.S. dairy.
The Agriculture Department raised its 2026 and 2027 milk production estimates in last week's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), based on the latest Milk Production report, cow inventories and milk per cow.
By: Lee Mielke
U.S. dairy cow numbers and output per cow continue to climb, keeping milk output above that of a year ago for the 14th consecutive month, but the growth is slowing. The USDA’s latest data shows May output at 20.565 billion pounds, up 2.3 percent from May 2025, and follows 2.7 percent rise in April. The 24-state May total was 19.767 billion pounds, up 2.4 percent, and followed a 2.8 percent rise.
U.S. dairy cow numbers and output per cow continue to climb, keeping milk output above that of a year ago for the 14th consecutive month, but the growth is slowing. The USDA's latest data shows May output at 20.565 billion pounds, up 2.3% from May 2025, and follows a 2.7% rise in April. The 24-state May total was 19.767 billion pounds, up 2.4% and followed a 2.8% gain.
President Trump temporarily suspended countervailing duties on certain phosphate fertilizer imports. USDA said the action provides “immediate relief to American farmers..."
A large heat dome covered much of the Midwest and northeast sending temperatures soaring, as the nation prepared to celebrate 250 years on July 4. The temperatures do not bow well for milk output or components.
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By: Lee Mielke
You’ll recall that May milk production was up 2.3 percent from a year ago. The USDA’s Dairy Products report shows where it was used. Cheese output hit 1.282 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent from April, and 2.0 percent above May 2025. Output for the five-month period totaled 6.3 billion pounds, up 2.7 percent from 2025.
By: Lee Mielke
'Americans spent a record $2.51 trillion on food in 2025' Lee Mielke, Farmers' Advance
