Articles tagged under: milk
Milk Production Increases
Published October 22, 2020
Milk production in the 24 major milk producing states was at 17.2 billion pounds in September, an increase of 2.4 percent from one year ago. USDA also revised August production upward by nearly two percent from one year ago to…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…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…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…Class III Milk Prices Move Upward
Published May 22, 2020
Commodity Risk Management Group President Mike North says the volatility in the Class III milk prices caused the CME to adjust its expanded limit before Memorial Day. Dairy farmers can take advantage of these prices. "We are telling producers that…Dairy Farmers Adapt to Supply Chain Challenges
Published April 29, 2020
The dairy checkoff is partnering with processors to donate dairy products and meet the needs of local food banks. "We aren't asking for money from processor partners, but we are asking for help in delivering or storing products for food…USDA Won’t Re-open the Dairy Margin Coverage Program
Published April 20, 2020
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the USDA will not reopen the Dairy Margin Coverage program sign-up. "We chose not to do that, because it's an insurance program. We literally begged people to sign up last year," said Perdue. "The DMC…USDA Adjustments for Dumped Milk
Published April 13, 2020
The Risk Management Agency will not penalize dairy farmers if their milk is dumped due to recent market disruptions. The milk will count as actual marketings for the Dairy Revenue Production program or the Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy program.…AFBF Analysis: Low Price Levels Threaten Farmer’s Livelihood
Published April 9, 2020
According to an updated economic analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation, crop and livestock prices are falling to levels that threaten the livelihoods of farmers and ranchers. Since the beginning of the year, both beef and pork futures declined…