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March report on dairy cows culled for beef

April 29, 2025

Dairy cull cows marketed through U.S. slaughter plants in March lowest since 2008.

April 2025 USDA Feed Outlook report

April 29, 2025

The April Feed Outlook report shows the U.S. corn exports boost 2024-25 global coarse grains trade prospects. U.S. 2024-25 corn ending stocks are expected to be 75 million bushels lower this month at 1.465 billion bushels. The lower ending stocks follow an increase in exports partially offset by a decrease in feed and residual use, based on second-quarter disappearance.

Milk production, cow numbers, output per cow all higher in March

March U.S. milk production increased from February and is up about 0.9% from the USDA’s estimates a year earlier.

April 22, 2025

Audrey Schmitz

Fifteen states including Texas, Idaho and South Dakota boosted milk production a combined 303 million pounds in March.

Cattle demand expected to be robust for the remainder of the year

April 17, 2025

Abigail George

The April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE) showed this month’s 2024-25 U.S. corn outlook is for greater exports, reduced feed and residual use, and smaller ending stocks. Feed and residual use is cut 25 million bushels to 5.8 billion based on disappearance during the December-February quarter as indicated in the March 31 Grain Stocks report.

FMMO uniform milk prices fall in March

All regional FMMOs saw uniform milk prices pushed downward last month.

April 16, 2025

Jenn Coyne

Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) regional uniform milk prices fell in March compared to February, a trend likely to continue.

April WASDE report forecasts higher milk output per cow, higher cow inventories

The milk production forecast for 2025 is raised on larger cow inventories and slightly higher milk output per cow.

April 11, 2025

Audrey Schmitz

The USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report offers forecasts for dairy, beef and feedstuffs.

Dairy product exports fall 5% in February

U.S. cheese set an all-time record high for sales in February, but it wasn’t enough to curb the export market. Other products pushed exports down by 5%.

April 7, 2025

Jenn Coyne

The U.S. dairy product export market stumbled in February as cheese continued its strong growth performance, recording a 7% year-over-year improvement in milk solid equivalents (MSE), but nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NFDM/SMP) fell to its lowest export value since 2019, leading to a year-over-year 5% fall in total dairy product exports. Here’s Progressive Dairy’s 30,000-foot look at dairy-related export categories.

February DMC margin is $13.12

The all-milk price fell during the second half of February as feed costs grew, resulting in a DMC margin of $13.12 per hundredweight.

March 31, 2025

Jenn Coyne

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its Agricultural Prices report March 31, which includes feed costs and milk prices used to calculate the February Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program margins and indemnity payments. February’s margin was $13.12 per hundredweight (cwt), the result of an improved market for corn coupled with a 50-cent drop in the all-milk price.