Rising costs of cattle feed may signal a future spike in milk and dairy prices. According to Bloomberg, some dairy farmers are cutting their herds because corn has gotten ever more expensive; between June and September, operations across the country slashed their herds by some 85,000 head. That may not make a huge dent in milk production just yet. But analysts say that while the drops we’re already seeing may seem tiny numbers-wise, they’re actually significant—because small drops tend to be followed by bigger ones. Perhaps the scariest part of this article may be the brief butter forecast, described in one word as “limited.”
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