The U.S. Department of Agriculture is already moving forward to examine a petition submitted last month by National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) to eliminate the producer-handler exemption in all Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
In the proposal, submitted by NMPF and International Dairy Foods Association, large producer-handlers bottling more than 450,000 pounds of milk per month would no longer be able to circumvent minimum pricing and region-wide pooling provisions. The USDA said on Feb. 6 that it is considering initiation of a formal rulemaking proceeding that could include a public hearing to collect evidence regarding the proposed changes.
In its petition to USDA on Jan. 30, NMPF expressed its belief that all milk bottlers across the country should be regulated under the same rules, based on their impact on the market, and the rules need to be adjusted in light of the growing number of huge mega-farms that can exploit a loophole in milk pricing regulations.
3 Comments on “USDA Considers Elimination of Producer-Handler Exemption in Federal Milk Marketing Orders”
How does this help the consumer?
Raising the price on dairy products to make coop’s bloat is beyond me!!!
I like Braum’s and now I really know why. They aren’t in the communal price fixing supply crushing operation that is sponsored by the USDA and the milk COOP’s.
More government interevention for no good reason except some corupt group of ….dairy people who can’t stand competition.
Obamaites are just like Canaanites. Godless and useless.
How does this help the consumer?
Raising the price on dairy products to make coop’s bloat is beyond me!!!
I like Braum’s and now I really know why. They aren’t in the communal price fixing supply crushing operation that is sponsored by the USDA and the milk COOP’s.
More government interevention for no good reason except some corupt group of ….dairy people who can’t stand competition.
Obamaites are just like Canaanites. Godless and useless.
How does this help the consumer?
Raising the price on dairy products to make coop’s bloat is beyond me!!!
I like Braum’s and now I really know why. They aren’t in the communal price fixing supply crushing operation that is sponsored by the USDA and the milk COOP’s.
More government interevention for no good reason except some corupt group of ….dairy people who can’t stand competition.
Obamaites are just like Canaanites. Godless and useless.