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Weekly Digest: USDA publishes dairy checkoff report for 2020

Butter inventories, feedlot cattle numbers and fluid milk sales are all lower.
September 27, 2023
Dave Natzke

Lower milk production cut into butter inventories in cold storage in August. The tighter supplies are driving prices higher.


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USDA provides $5 million in second round of payments to help organic dairy producers cover increased costs

September 27, 2023

The USDA is announcing a second round of payments for dairy producers through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP), providing an additional $5 million to help dairy producers mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic dairy industry.


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October dairy risk management calendar is itself at risk

A government shutdown could impact administration of dairy risk management programs available through the USDA, as well as the ongoing FMMO hearing.
September 26, 2023
Dave Natzke

With a federal government shutdown possible, October’s dairy risk management calendar has the potential to be scarier than Halloween.


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Economic update: Class I milk base price, culling rates hit five-month highs

The Class I milk base price rebounds in October while the year-to-date dairy cow culling rate is the highest since 1986.
September 22, 2023
Dave Natzke

The Federal Reserve Board’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to maintain the interest rate for federal funds at 5.5%.


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Assurance Watch: GHG accounting landscape benefits from U.S. dairy leadership

September 22, 2023
Nicole Ayache

Dairy customers, brands and retailers have set ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals, including targets to reduce GHG emissions of their entire supply chain beginning at the farm level, in response to pressure from consumers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), investors and regulators to contribute to rapid action on climate change.


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Weekly Digest: Milk Loss Program’s frequently asked questions

The USDA provides answers to common questions related to the recently announced program that provides financial assistance for some milk dumped in 2020-22.
September 20, 2023
Dave Natzke

Dairy producers who dumped milk due to weather-related disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022 may be eligible for financial assistance.


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Southwest pulls August U.S. milk production lower

Reduced cow numbers in California, New Mexico and Texas offset growth in Michigan, South Dakota and Idaho.
September 19, 2023
Dave Natzke

The four-month decline in U.S. cow numbers may have come to a halt.


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Pools and schools: A look at August FMMO numbers

Thanks to higher component values, August uniform prices improved outside of high Class I utilization marketing areas.
September 18, 2023
Dave Natzke

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


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Year-to-date 2023 DMC payments have topped $1.1 billion

With five months remaining in 2023, total DMC payments have nearly equaled the previous annual high distributed in 2021.
September 14, 2023
Dave Natzke

DMC margins are expected to improve through the end of 2023, but current futures prices indicate indemnity payments at top coverage levels are likely in 10 of 12 months.


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FMMO hearing: Proposed changes to make allowances discussed during week 3

September 13, 2023
Kimmi Devaney

The Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Pricing Formula Hearing was in recess for the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 4, and proposals regarding potential changes to manufacturing allowances (make allowances) were a focus during the remainder of the week. Read what dairy producers across the country are testifying about at the hearing.


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