It took a roller coaster ride to get there, but December 2021 uniform milk prices in Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) reached the highest level in more than seven years. Riding the recent wave in milk class prices, more Class III milk was pooled but more Class IV milk wasn’t.

For those looking for key numbers in Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) reports, this month’s focus is on butterfat and Class IV milk.

The path to Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) reform may be routed through Congress – where much of the most recent dairy pricing policy controversy started.

Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) administrators reported October 2021 uniform milk prices, producer price differentials (PPDs) and milk pooling data during the week of Nov. 8.

September 2021 milk marketings through Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) extended summer-long trends resembling 2019 and pre-pandemic 2020. With a few exceptions, Class III milk pooling was more consistent, and producer price differentials (PPDs) were smaller but mostly positive. Unfortunately for producers, milk prices couldn’t shake their summer blues.

August 2021 Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) administrator reports indicate Class I-Class III milk price inversions have ended for now, Class III milk depooling has subsided, and producer price differentials (PPDs) have stayed positive for a third straight month.