Dairy heifer and hay export volumes were lower in October.

The USDA’s December World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports provide production and price forecasts.

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency has extended the 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) enrollment and coverage election period until Jan. 31, 2023. The program deadline was originally scheduled to close on Dec. 9, 2022.

Digest highlights

• Petition seeks higher transportation credits in southeastern U.S. FMMOs
• USDA publishes ‘cattle contracts library’ rule
• Other news, briefly

The Dairy Margin Coverage program October margin will be announced on Nov. 30. Check back with Progressive Dairy.

The number of milk cows on U.S. farms was estimated at 9.42 million head in October, 31,000 head more than October 2021 and 1,000 head more than September 2022.

Digest highlights

• FMMO Forum registration deadline here
• July fluid sales down
• Dairy Defined: Plant-based beverage ‘bust’ is here
• Online organic dairy ‘origin of livestock’ rule training offered
• GDT product prices higher
• Finstad joins U.S. House Agriculture Committee
• Southeast: The Dairy Alliance launches sustainability documentary

August 2021-22 recap at a glance

July 2022 U.S. milk production inched higher than the same month a year ago, but cow numbers were scaled back from last month’s preliminary estimate.