USDA Lowers Milk Growth Forecast

USDA Lowers Milk Growth Forecast

Milk production growth forecast for 2024 was lowered from the prior month in USDA’s September WASDE report. The reduction is due to lower forecast cow inventories and a slower growth rate of milk per cow for the remainder of 2024. The slower growth in milk per cow is...
USDA Lowers Milk Growth Forecast

Fonterra Forecast Milk Down in 2024/25

Fonterra is forecasting milk will total 1,458m kg of milksolids for the new season. Fonterra expects 2023/24 collections of 1,471m kg of milksolids, according to the latest Global Dairy Update.  April milk collections were down -4.0% YOY with full seasonal production...
USDA Lowers Milk Growth Forecast

USDA lowers milk growth forecast

In its November WASDE report, the USDA milk production growth forecast for 2023 was lowered from the prior month due to the revised dairy cow numbers in the USDA’s latest Milk Production report. Milk output is expected to be up 0.3% YOY at 103bn kgs in 2023 after a...
USDA Lowers Milk Growth Forecast

USDA lifts 2023 milk growth forecast

The USDA milk production growth forecast for 2023 was increased from the prior month due to better average yields per cow. According to the October WASDE report, milk output is expected to lift 0.5% YOY at 103.2bn kgs in 2023 after edging up 0.1% YOY in 2022. Forecast...
USDA Lowers Milk Growth Forecast

Fonterra NZ lowers price forecast

Fonterra has reduced its 2023/24 farmgate milk price forecast to a range of NZ$6.25kgMS – NZ$7.75kgMS, taking its midpoint to NZ$7.00kgMS, down from a midpoint of NZ$8.00kgMS. Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell said the reduction reflects ongoing reduced import demand for...
USDA Lowers Milk Growth Forecast

USDA raises milk growth forecast

– In its March WASDE report, the USDA milk production growth forecast for 2023 was increased from the prior month on higher dairy cow numbers. Milk output is expected to be up 0.9% YOY at 103.6bn kgs in 2023 after a 0.1% YOY lift in 2022. Milk production for 2022 was...