Milk checks for December milk production will reflect lower Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) milk class prices.

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy profitability during the first week of January 2024.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its latest Ag Prices report on Dec. 29, including factors used to calculate the November 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margin.

Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and factors affecting risk management decisions.

Dairy cull cow marketing trailed year-ago levels for 14 consecutive weeks.

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy profitability as we approach Christmas of 2023.

The preliminary estimate of overall November U.S. milk production compared to a year earlier was down by 104 million pounds (0.6%).

Here’s Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of November FMMO data to provide some additional transparency to your milk check.

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) staff are working on a DMC program rule amendment, anticipating an announcement of enrollment provisions early in calendar year 2024.

From this week's USDA World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Crop Production reports, Progressive Dairy summarizes factors potentially impacting dairy producer income.