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As October and National Co-op Month came to a close, the National Cooperative Bank (NCB) updated revenue and asset totals for the 100 largest cooperatives in the U.S. With higher milk and wholesale dairy product prices, it was a better year for dairy co-op revenues and their members compared to a year earlier.
As the crop insurance industry starts to process third-quarter 2020 Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) claims, it is evident some producers who purchased coverage on Class IV milk may receive a payout. Timing was important, and early adopters received better payouts.
The COVID-19 pandemic has weighed heavily on 2020 dairy markets, and that influence is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, according to Mark Stephenson, University of Wisconsin – Madison director of dairy policy analysis. Stephenson discussed factors impacting milk producers and markets during a northeastern Wisconsin farm management update meeting for agricultural professionals, held virtually on Oct. 22.
More cows and stronger milk per cow pushed U.S. milk production higher in September 2020, up 2.3% from a year earlier, according to the USDA’s preliminary monthly Milk Production report, released Oct. 20.
A long-awaited Michigan cheese and whey facility began receiving milk from local farmers on Oct. 20, the first loads of which will eventually grow to up to 8 million pounds of milk intake per day.
You’re busy milking cows, emptying manure pits and eagerly awaiting the final presidential debate. With that in mind, Progressive Dairy looks at issues in the news impacting you and your dairy business.
It may seem like ages ago, before COVID-19, related market disruptions and changes in consumer habits, but 2019 was another banner year for U.S. per-capita dairy product consumption.
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