The Latest: January - 2025
Milk Markets Are a Bit Snug
The dairy markets are adjusting to the post-Christmas routine. Traders are back at their desks, and milk bottlers are running full throttle. In addition to the typical post-holiday school milk and grocery case restocks, bottlers are rushing to resupply in the wake of a snowstorm that sent southerners scrambling for milk and eggs.
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By far the most noteworthy dairy market at the moment is butter. While butter typically peaks in late summer and early autumn, a surge in domestic spot prices that began in mid-April continues, sending prices from $2.0625 to over $2.7000 per pound by mid-June. And there’s no sign —at least for now— that indicates prices may fall back in the coming weeks. So how high will butter go?
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