Fifteen states including Texas, Idaho and South Dakota boosted milk production a combined 303 million pounds in March.

Here is news affecting dairy producers' bottom lines in the middle of April 2025.

The USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report offers forecasts for dairy, beef and feedstuffs.

The U.S. dairy product export market stumbled in February as cheese continued its strong growth performance, recording a 7% year-over-year improvement in milk solid equivalents (MSE), but nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder (NFDM/SMP) fell to its lowest export value since 2019, leading to a year-over-year 5% fall in total dairy product exports. Here’s Progressive Dairy’s 30,000-foot look at dairy-related export categories.

In the news affecting dairy producers' bottom lines this first week of April 2025: Several dairy bills receive support in Congress, producer sentiment slips, global dairy trade is up, and planting intentions are released.

Producer milk checks will be lower once again in March based on a preview of Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) milk class prices. Announced April 2, March 2025 FMMO Class II, Class III and Class IV milk prices were down once again from the month prior. Class I milk class prices also fell, as announced previously.