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The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is updating members on the organization’s activities regarding potential Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) reforms. NMPF hosted three webinars and a large-scale summit in July.
Administrators of the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) reported June 2022 uniform milk prices, producer price differentials (PPDs) and milk pooling data, July 11-13. As expected, uniform or blend prices inched higher in most FMMOs, while the wide spread between Class III-IV milk prices affected pooling.
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee continues a series of listening sessions as it prepares for the 2023 Farm Bill, with recent stops in two Southwest major dairy states and additional sessions set for dairy states in the Northwest and Midwest.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) held a webinar, July 6, to update members on the organization’s activities regarding potential Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) reforms.
With discussions about the future of the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system intensifying, leaders and advisers of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative said a two-track path through Congress and the FMMO hearing process is necessary to bring fairness and flexibility back to the U.S. dairy industry.
Increased annual milk production caps under the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, potential Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) reforms and greater milk check transparency were among issues highlighted in oral and written testimony during a House Agriculture Committee hearing, June 22.
Declining fluid milk sales and Class III-IV milk price relationships that incentivize depooling are cutting into the percentage of U.S. milk production marketed through the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system.
