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Class III Milk Prices Slide

Published January 9, 2026

Class III milk prices have declined significantly since their 2024 highs. Minnesota Milk Producers Association Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom says a lot of it has to do with oversupply of the solids market. "Although milk is milk, it's the components…

Export Challenges and Cheese Surplus Weigh on Dairy Market

Published March 27, 2025

Trade uncertainty and rising cheese production are putting downward pressure on dairy prices. Sarina Sharp, a market analyst with The Daily Dairy Report, discussed these challenges with producers at the Central Plains Dairy Expo in Sioux Falls. "Unfortunately, I think…

Strong Cheese Demand Remains

Published October 4, 2024

After tough times in the dairy sector, AMPI Vice President of Marketing Sarah Schmidt says this year has been a good change. Demand is strong for all product segments. "This year it seems like cheese was put on promotion more…

Kraft Launches NotCheese

Published November 1, 2022

A non-dairy version of the familiar Kraft cheese singles will be rolled out in 2023. Kraft NotCheese is made from coconut oil, modified starch, water and chickpea protein and is available in American, cheddar and provolone flavors. Kraft officials claim…

COVID-19 Reveals Areas of Improvement for Food Supply Chain

Published August 10, 2020

In a virtual discussion on the U.S. food supply chain at Farmfest, Associated Milk Producers Incorporated Co-President and CEO Sheryl Meshke said the COVID-19 pandemic is unmasking weaknesses in the system. "If our food supply is a pillar of national…

Demand for Cheese Declines, Prices Take a Tumble

Published August 6, 2020

Cheese prices nosedived this past week. AgResource Company President Dan Basse says that’s due, in part, to a drop in demand as the USDA Farmers to Family Food Box program winds down. "We're now seeing the dairy markets reflecting less…

The Cheese Pricing Roller Coaster

Published July 20, 2020

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. cheese prices have been on a roller coaster. University of Minnesota Professor in Applied Economics Marin Bozic says prices have touched both ends of the spectrum. After reaching highs, prices are now…

Dairy Coalition Asks U.S. Government to Purchase Excess Products

Published April 6, 2020

The American Dairy Coalition is asking the U.S. government to use disaster funds to buy cheese inventory in storage and package it into consumer sized portions. The shutdown of schools, restaurants and coffee shops is causing some cheesemakers and milk…

Strong Domestic Dairy Demand Expected to Continue in 2020

Published December 26, 2019

The outlook improved for the U.S. dairy sector toward the end of 2019. AgResource Company President Dan Basse says domestic product demand was strong the last six months of the year. That’s expected to continue in 2020. "We're relatively upbeat…

Tax Rebate Approved for SD Cheese Plant

Published December 12, 2018

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has approved an incentive plan that will benefit the expansion of the Agropur cheese plant at Lake Norden. Otter Tail Power will provide a $250,000 annual rebate to Agropur that will help pay for…

Articles tagged under: cheese

Class III Milk Prices Slide

Export Challenges and Cheese Surplus Weigh on Dairy Market

Strong Cheese Demand Remains

Kraft Launches NotCheese

COVID-19 Reveals Areas of Improvement for Food Supply Chain

Demand for Cheese Declines, Prices Take a Tumble

The Cheese Pricing Roller Coaster

Dairy Coalition Asks U.S. Government to Purchase Excess Products

Strong Domestic Dairy Demand Expected to Continue in 2020

Tax Rebate Approved for SD Cheese Plant

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