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The USDA has released a long-awaited “origin of livestock” final rule establishing uniform standards for transitioning dairy cattle to organic production. The rule closes what many in the industry considered a “loophole” creating unfair organic marketing practices.
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include "mailbox" price data from the USDA.
Full-year 2021 weighted average “mailbox” prices averaged about $1 per hundredweight (cwt) less than announced average “all-milk” prices for the same period, based on a review of two USDA milk price announcements.
February 2022 milk production was lower than a year earlier, but an eight-month decline in cow numbers has come to a halt, bolstered by higher milk prices.
Last year was one of the warmest on record in the Northeast. It was the third warmest year in the last 127 years in New York behind only 2012 and 1998.
Administrators of the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) reported February 2022 uniform milk prices, producer price differentials (PPDs) and milk pooling data, March 9-12. Here’s Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of the numbers and their potential impact on your milk check.
Higher prices and increased cheese exports drove the value of U.S. dairy exports higher in January, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC). However, overall export volumes were down due to supply constraints and higher prices.
Dairy producers’ optimism noted at recent trade shows is matched by current projections for farm profitability in 2022, based on current predicted feed and milk prices. Following several years of tight margins, it seems that 2022 could be the most profitable in a decade.
Progressive Dairy provides updates on dairy-related organizations and companies, compiled from staff news sources and industry press releases. Email industry and organization news to Progressive Dairy Editor Jenna Hurty.Business Digest Highlights
The Appalachian Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) represents the northern tier of the Southeast, covering portions of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, all of North Carolina and South Carolina, and inching into Georgia, Indiana and West Virginia.
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