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Economic Update: September Class I base milk price falls 23 cents

August 21, 2025

In the news affecting dairy producers' bottom lines the third week of August 2025: The September Class I base milk price falls 23 cents, U.S.-EU trade agreement makes progress for dairy, GDT index down slightly, family-owned farms account for 95% of U.S. farms, and the USDA blocks taxpayer dollars for solar panels on prime farmland.

Trump imposes tariffs on dairy trading partners, Canada retaliates

February 3, 2025

Karen Lee

On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders imposing new tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China – the three biggest markets for U.S. agricultural commodities.

Weekly Digest: Port agreement keeps exports moving in the East, dairy workers in the West contract bird flu

October 7, 2024

Karen Lee

The Weekly Digest covers news from coast to coast this week, including the agreement reached to end the East and Gulf coast port strike, two confirmed cases of bird flu in California dairy workers and USDA resources to help Hurricane Helene-impacted farmers.

Port strike jeopardizes dairy imports, exports

Billions of dollars worth of dairy products are shipped and received through East and Gulf ports each year.

October 3, 2024

Karen Lee

Just after midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 45,000 port workers from Maine to Texas went on strike, preventing the unloading of goods at 36 United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) terminals along the East and Gulf Coast.

Rabobank: Market narratives are shifting

September 9, 2024

Karen Lee

Analysts at Rabobank are expecting supply from the seven major milk-producing regions of the world to increase modestly over the second half of 2024 due to recent improvements in milk prices and cheaper feed.

Weekly Digest: USDA confirms avian influenza in Michigan dairy herd

April 1, 2024

Karen Lee

Here is the news affecting dairies as we enter April 2024.

Taming a new economic environment

The current Canadian dairy economy faces challenges of growing imports, increasing volumes of SNF and record-high interest rates.

October 18, 2023

Vincent Cloutier

Marked by growing imports, the major challenge of adding value to solids non-fat (SNF) (which is putting pressure on farm gate prices) and the highest interest rates in over 20 years, the dairy industry is facing a challenging economic situation. Here's a look at a lucid industry that has been challenged before.