The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has filed a joint citizen petition with the American Meat Institute and the National Meat Association that in urges the USDA to ensure that all nonambulatory, or downer, cattle, are kept out of the human food supply. NMPF jointly filed, with the American Meat Institute and the National Meat Association, a citizen petition that … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash cheese market saw more strength this week. Butter saw its first decline since March 25th, but recovered. The blocks closed Friday at $1.9050 per pound, up 7 cents on the week, and 42 1/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.84, up 9 cents on the week, and 35 1/2 above a … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Cheese trading turned heads the second week of April. Tuesday saw the block price top the barrel price by 16 cents. That’s not a record. There was a 22 1/2-cent spread in August 2000, according to brokers at Downes-O’Neill. Block closed Friday at $1.8350 per pound, up 2 1/4-cents on the week, and 41 cents … Read More
Dairyline Markets in Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review There was no “April fools” in the cash markets the first week of April. Block cheese closed Friday at $1.8125 per pound, up a quarter-cent on the week, and 39 1/4-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.7550, up a half cent on the week, and 34 cents above a year ago. … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash butter sales returned to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on March 24. It was the first sale since February 29, even though the price had crept up to $1.3975 per pound on unfilled bids. The next day the price dropped almost 4 cents, the first decline since February 21. It closed Friday at $1.36, down … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash cheese market started the Easter holiday shortened week on a continued decline from the previous week but reversed gears Tuesday. The block price closed Thursday at $1.80 per pound, down just a penny on the week but 40 cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.7750, up 3 1/2-cents on the week, … Read More
EU to Raise Quotas
The EU has agreed to raise milk quotas by two-percent in April to help mitigate the rising cost of milk prices. Milk quotas were introduced across most of the bloc in the 1980s because of the so-called milk-lakes which developed when farmers were producing more than Europe could consume or export.nNow the European Commission estimates that between 2007 and 2014, … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Weakness continued in the cash cheese market the second week of March. Block cheese ended the week at $1.81 per pound, down 5 1/2-cents, but 45 3/4-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed Friday at $1.74, down 12 3/4-cents on the week, but 38 1/4-cents above a year ago. Seventeen cars of block … Read More
Cheese Trail is Vermont's Napa
We’ve all heard of a wine trail, but what about a cheese trail? The Vermont Cheese Council has created the Vermont Cheese Trail, in an effort to promote and publicize 34 farmstead and artisanian cheese makers. Visitors to the state can tour and sample cheese, much like they would in Napa Valley or other vineyards. Called the Taylor Farm after … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review I never was a fan of roller coasters and I know dairy farmers aren’t enjoying the up and down ride the cheese market is taking them on. The first Monday in March started on the down side, with blocks dropping a dime to $1.97 per pound, and it only took one offer to do it. … Read More