Articles tagged under: dairy
Farmers to Family Food Box Program Strengthening Milk Prices
Published September 25, 2020
The announcement USDA will be hosting another Farmers to Families Food Box program is helping boost Class III milk prices. The demand from the government program is expected to last through the end of November into December. "What's going to…Less Than $10 Billion Paid in CFAP So Far
Published September 13, 2020
Friday was the sign-up deadline for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. As of September 8, the USDA paid out less than $10 billion to farmers and ranchers across the country. The total is an increase of more than $300 million…Vilsack: U.S. Dairy Needs Canada to Comply with USMCA
Published August 17, 2020
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement requires Canada to eliminate their class six and seven milk pricing systems and to have a fair dairy tariff rate quota. The U.S. dairy industry says Canada is currently limiting access to their dairy market, filling quotas…Lawmakers Ask U.S. Government to Enforce USMCA Dairy Provisions
Published August 13, 2020
On Thursday, a bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers sent a letter to the U.S. government urging them to enforce provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council are showing support for the effort.…Senators Seek Food Name Safeguards in Trade Talks
Published August 9, 2020
Sixty-one U.S. Senators sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue asking them to establish a core U.S. policy objective in all trade-related discussion regarding specific common food names. The Senators are urging the…A Roller Coaster Market
Published August 7, 2020
The dairy industry has seen huge swings in the market. "We had $2 cheese and we went to $1 cheese and then it was $3 cheese and now we're back in the neighborhood of $2 again," said Michael Dykes, president/CEO,…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…Lighthizer Talks USMCA at House Ways and Means Hearing
Published June 17, 2020
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means Committee last week. The trade ambassador answered questions on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, noting that the agreement goes into effect on July 1. Lighthizer said biotechnology will be addressed.…