The next meeting of the Federal Reserve Board’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is scheduled for Sept. 19-20.

High summer culling rates are helping kick off better milk prices this fall.

Milk producers in just 13 counties marketed 25% of the total Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) milk marketings in December 2022.

Despite weakening milk prices this summer, U.S. average prices for replacement cows moved higher, while strong beef prices continued to push market cow prices to an eight-year high.

Those looking for bright spots in this year’s dairy outlook have found their search increasingly challenging.

We’re still waiting on a formal announcement regarding a national hearing on Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization proposals.

The next critical step in the USDA’s “action plan” on proposed amendments to pricing provisions in the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system is approaching.

January-May DMC payments averaged $36,147 per dairy operation enrolled in 2023.

June 2023 FMMO pooling estimates, uniform prices and producer price differentials are scheduled to be released the week of July 10.

"Dairy" labeling attention turns to "synthetic" products.