Dairy Markets Week in Review The final week of November also saw a new record price on block cheese at $2.2025 per pound, topping the April 2004 record by a quarter-cent. But it also saw a crash on Thursday of 19 1/4-cents and it closed Friday at $2.01, down 19 cents on the week, but still 69 cents above a … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Talk about Happy Thanksgiving….Cash block cheese this week matched the record $2.20 per pound set in April 2004 and closed the holiday-shortened week a nickel higher than the previous week and 81 3/4-cents above that week a year ago. Barrel closed Wednesday at $2.08, also up a nickel on the week and 65 1/4-cenet above … Read More
A Quick Checkoff Update
At last week’s annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation/Dairy Management Inc. dairy farmers and industry professionals met to discuss a variety of issues. Several interesting highlights were reported by Dairy Herd Management: Per-capita milk sales may decline Per-capita fluid milk sales could decline again this year. Sales have declined every year since 1970, with 2006 being the one … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Block cheese continued to get bid higher the second week of November and closed Friday at $2.15 per pound, up 9 1/2-cents on the week, and 72 1/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel, after losing a penny and a quarter on Wednesday, rallied, and closed Friday at $2.03, up 2 3/4-cents on the week, 59 … Read More
Anti rBST Ads to Cease in Keystone State
As the rancorous debate over acceptance of rBST treatments has spread across the country, more and more dairy marketers have jumped on the rBST-free bandwagon. The concern of dairyman has always been the clear lack of understanding from the average consumer as to what exactly rBST is, what it does, and what it means for them as consumers of dairy products. One state has now decided that the debate is over for them: Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Dennis Wolf announced this week that starting January 1st, marketers are prohibited from selling milk under the “rBST Free” label.
Dairy Markets Week in Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Holiday buying and continued export demand sent dairy prices higher this week, but the market is under pressure. Block cheese closed the week at $2.0550 per pound, up 4 1/2-cents on the week, and 65 1/2-cents above a year ago. Barrel started the week, dipping to $1.90, but rallied and closed Friday at $2.0025, up … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review Cash cheese topped $2.00 for the third time this year. Forty-pound block cheese closed Friday at $2.01 per pound, up a penny on the week, and 69 1/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel climbed to $1.93 but lost ground Friday, closing at $1.9125, up a quarter-cent on the week, and 60 cents above a year … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review The cheese market strengthened the week of October 22, with block cheese closing Friday at $2.00 per pound, up 15 1/4-cents on the week, and 76 cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.91, up 3 1/4-cents on the week, and 66 1/4-cents above a year ago. Twenty eight cars of block traded hands … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash dairy markets saw some strength early in the week but it petered out in anticipation of Thursday’s Milk Production report. Block cheese, after climbing to $1.88 on Wednesday, closed Friday at $1.8475 per pound, unchanged on the week, but 56 3/4-cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.8775, up a penny on … Read More
Milk Meets New Container
Shamrock Farms based in Arizona has introduced a new bottle to their milk line – a 3/4 of a gallon. The new packaging is called “Smart Fit” and was designed to be “ergonomically friendly” and includes a no-slip handle. “After extensive consumer research, Shamrock Farms learned that people love what’s in the container and that the greatest improvement opportunity for … Read More