Weekly Dairy Market Update – July 14, 2025
The Quebec dairy market showed moderate movement in cull cattle pricing and volumes during the week of July 14, 2025, with small price shifts across weight classes and regions. However, the dairy...
Even though the overall beef-cow inventory stands at the lowest numbers since 1961, dairy cow numbers have bucked this trend by growing 114,000 head over the past 12 months. Most of that growth has taken place since January 2025...
Source: Purdue University
Written by: Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Farmer sentiment weakened in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell to 146, down from 158 a month earlier. The shift in farmer sentiment was...
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Join Dairy Educators Emily Fread and J. Craig Williams as they interview Colin Kadis from EverAg. Colin talks about how HPAI has impacted dairy markets.
The cost of feedstuffs for the dairy industry in the US is constantly fluctuating and Ohio is no exception. Figure 1 shows that the average cost of most feedstuffs reported in the article has decreased since the previous issue....
Overview:The USDA’s June 2025 report points to a strengthening dairy market, with rising wholesale prices and ongoing herd expansion. Updates to Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) and shifting global trends are playing a key role in shaping this year’s...
Report – Week of June 16, 2025
The Quebec dairy cattle market experienced generally soft pricing this week, with average cull cow prices fluctuating slightly depending on region and weight class. Meanwhile, prices for dairy calves across all major live...
Source: RaboResearch news release
Milk production grew modestly across the Big 7 exporting regions in Q1, expanding by just 0.5% year-over-year. However, production growth is forecast to accelerate to 1.1% in Q2 and 1.4% in Q3 - the strongest quarterly...
Source: Iowa State University
Over the past 44 years, milk production in the United States has mostly increased, going from 129 billion pounds in 1980 to 226 billion pounds in 2024 according to Victor J. Halverson, Market Administrator for the...
Source: Iowa State University
Based on latest USDA monthly data released May 22, the number of dairy cull cows marketed through U.S. slaughter plants in April 2025 was estimated at 207,200. While up 10,700 from March, it was 31,000 fewer...
