The most memorable, widespread concern over milk dumping occurred during the early COVID-19 outbreak, which affected milk demand and plant capacity to process it.

The Coca-Cola Company will build a new $650 million fairlife production facility in Monroe County, New York.

The National Milk Producers Federation is expected to submit its own FMMO hearing request to the USDA later in April.

Central to IDFA and WCMA petitions are make allowances, incorporated into FMMO milk pricing formulas two decades ago.

Transcripts of hearing testimony to consider changes in three Southeast U.S. Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) are now available.

Communications agency C.O.nxt provides public relations and marketing services for a wide range of companies and organizations, reaching from dairy producers to consumers. As such, they have a bird's-eye view of the “state of dairy” throughout the supply chain.

In addition to state and regional dairy producers, organization leaders, processors and others, Progressive Dairy reached out to industry representatives with a broader view of the state of dairy entering 2023. Here are summaries of their comments.

Expanding on Progressive Dairy’s annual “State of Dairy” outlook for the northeast U.S., Zach Myers, risk education manager, and Jayne Sebright, executive director, provide insights on current conditions and future challenges and opportunities as 2023 gets underway.

Intermingled with large population centers, dairy producers, processors and marketers in the Northeast and New England must stay in tune with local demands and global conditions. That results in a medley of opportunities and concerns.