The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its Agricultural Prices report Sept. 27, which includes feed costs used to calculate the August Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program margins and indemnity payments. August’s margin was $13.72 per hundredweight (cwt).

Seventeen states including Wisconsin, New Mexico, Minnesota and Arizona reduced production a combined 233 million pounds.

Dairy cull cows marketed through U.S. slaughter plants in August lowest since 2020.

Here is your dairy-related news for the third week in September.

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

Gains made across all categories helped U.S. dairy exports post a 9.6% year-over-year rise in milk solids equivalent in July. The month’s success set the tone for an optimistic second half of the year. Here’s Progressive Dairy’s 30,000-foot view of dairy-related export categories.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its Agricultural Prices report Aug. 30, which includes feed costs used to calculate the July Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program margins and indemnity payments. July’s margin was $12.33 per hundredweight (cwt).