With increasing U.S. milk production outpacing growth in domestic consumption, the global market will become more important as an outlet for U.S. sales. U.S. dairy marketing leaders outlined efforts to boost U.S. dairy product exports during a press conference at World Dairy Expo, Oct. 4, in Madison, Wisconsin.

It’s the fourth quarter of 2017, and the forage harvest season is starting to wind down. Here’s a look back at prices and marketing conditions.

We’re into the fourth quarter of 2017. Looking back to late summer, August might have provided the high point for prices and margins.

Digest Highlights: MPP-Dairy has late-filing provision. McCarty, VanTilburg families form Ohio dairy partnership. NMPF targets dairy imitation products. Despite hurricane damage, cottonseed supplies should be ample. Find a summary of these stories and updates on previous Progressive Dairyman news stories here.

Taking risks out of federal milk marketing order (FMMO) Class I (fluid) milk marketing could benefit processors and farmers, and stem the tide of declining fluid milk sales, according to John Newton, Market Intelligence director with the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF).

Elanco Animal Health is ”exploring strategic options” for Posilac, including seeking a buyer for the recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) molecule and its manufacturing facility located in Augusta, Georgia.

August 2017 milk production grew 2 percent compared to the same month a year earlier, as favorable weather in the Northeast and Midwest strengthened milk output per cow. USDA also revised July 2017 milk output and cow numbers up slightly.

Digest Highlights: Northeast milk tests keep setting records. July fluid sales were flat. Pacific Northwest milk movement is mostly local. Find a summary of these stories and updates on previous Progressive Dairyman news stories here.

Proposals to reform U.S. immigration policies and address the labor needs of agriculture continue to mount as the congressional calendar gets fuller and shorter.

Anti-dairy and animal rights advocates have been circulating requests via social media for others to join them for planned protests during World Dairy Expo 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. The invitations identify two specific dates and times for the planned protests: Friday, Oct. 6, noon-2 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 7, 4-6 p.m.