--- title: The Dairy Blues description: Dairy prices are plummeting, impacting farmer margins. Explore the reasons behind this and consider protective price caps to navigate the trend. image: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E12AQFe92F70GSm3g/article-cover_image-shrink_720_1280/B4EZpa9onoIUAQ-/0/1762462698445?e=1764201600&v=beta&t=Sj4eUH45aOioVfMtG0fce5vs6hnJr_rZ0t1SL2IzI78 --- [Skip to content](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/the-dairy-blues#main-content) ![Datum Logo Stacked](https://datumfs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png?width=80&height=97&name=Datum%20Logo%20Stacked.png) - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [David](https://datumfs.com/team) - [Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management](https://datumfs.com/commodity-research-and-forecasts) - [Resources](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) Show submenu for Resources - [Blog](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week) - [Podcast](https://datumfs.com/commodity-kitchen-podcast) - [Collaboration](https://datumfs.com/datum-advisors-0) - [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) [Email us](mailto:david@datumfs.com) Nov 6, 2025 4:27:07 PM # The Dairy Blues ![Picture of David Maloni](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/520f8829ce5a723a41ab6a8a3d9604b0) [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/the-dairy-blues) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/the-dairy-blues) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/the-dairy-blues) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/the-dairy-blues) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/the-dairy-blues) Dairy fans, brace yourselves. **Cheese prices have slipped** this week, and **CME spot butter**? Let’s just say it’s skating at its lowest non-COVID price in over a decade. So what's going on with dairy? Flashback to 1993: the Cowboys were hoisting the Lombardi Trophy, and America’s milk cow herd was massive. Fast forward to now — that herd is *again* at its largest since that Super Bowl. Coincidence? Maybe not. Milk producers have been adding margin by crossbreeding beef calves with their dairy cows — the ag world’s version of building a “super team.” But even super teams can struggle when the scoreboard looks rough. October’s **All Milk Price Received** is estimated at its *lowest for that month in seven years* — down a jaw-dropping **25%** since January. That’s rougher than a Buffalo Bills playoff loss (sorry, Bills Mafia). Bottom line: **milk farmer margins are declining**. With cheese and butter markets trending bearish, this might be the *perfect* moment to revisit **price caps** — contracts that let buyers ride the wave down while staying protected. We can help you with this. 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