Dairy producers and managers faced with depressed milk prices can share ideas and find solutions for managing through the current environment at dairy roundtable meetings hosted by the Center for Dairy Excellence with Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Penn State Dairy Alliance. Although participation is free, reservations are required. Any dairy producer interested in attending should contact the Center … Read More
NMPF Urges Obama to Help Dairymen
With a new leadership team arriving this past week in the White House, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today urged that they turn immediate attention to helping dairy farmers weather the crushing collapse in dairy prices. “The plight of dairy farmers is just part of the overall ongoing story of the global recession, … Read More
Dairyline Markets in Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review The cash block cheese market continued to weaken the second week of June and closed Friday at $2.04 per pound, down 12 cents on the week, and just 4 cents above a year ago. Barrel closed at $2.15, unchanged on the week, 10 cents above a year ago, and 11 cents above the blocks. Sixteen … Read More
DFC Investigated for Manipulating Milk Prices
Allegations of dairy price fixing are still, well, milky. It’s been almost two weeks since the Wall Street Journal reported that federal commodity regulators were investigating Dairy Farmers of America for price fixing and manipulation. The farmer-owned dairy cooperative controls about one third of the nation’s milk supply. Monica Coleman, a spokeswoman for the Dairy Farmers of America, said the … Read More
German Dairy Farmers Boycotting
Dairy farmers in Germany are dumping their milk to boycott the declining price paid to them for their production. While global food prices have soared, milk prices here have fallen by almost a third this year, the Federation of German Dairy Farmers said, in part because the European Union decided to raise its production quotas. Prices fell even as milk … Read More
Comment on Changes to Federal Order
Here’s your chance to comment on amendments the USDA has made to three Southeastern Federal orders. The changes were made based on testimony and evidence given at a public hearing in Tampa, Fla. in May 2007. All comments are due by April 29. USDA has amended the three Southeastern Federal orders by raising their Class I prices. The interim decision … Read More
Press Conference Called by Five Dairymen
Five dairy farmers representing Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota and California held a press conference on Monday to help bring awareness to the dropping milk price and the rising cost of inputs. It comes at a time when the price for class I milk dropped more than $5 since September, along with a $7.20 drop for class IV milk. To … Read More
Some Price News
Farm prices have been in the news this week – corn prices could rise to $4.75 per bushel, while the year in reveiw shows that the Class III price for 2007 averaged $18.04 (a record hgh) and the weekly average block cheese price was $1.7586 (another record high). Corn prices could push into the $4.75-per-bushel range this year, says Chris … Read More
Milk Prices Explained
A great article that explains how milk prices are effected in easy terms for consumers – and let’s them know that dairy producers aren’t the ones setting the retail price. Consumer and dairy managers continue to wonder when and if the price of milk and dairy products will decline, said a University of Illinois Extension dairy specialist. “In June 2007, … Read More
Vt. Group Gains Backing
A group of Vermont dairy farmers has gain momentum for a plan to help stabilize milk prices – two large California cooperatives has expressed interest in backing the plan. The proposal would call for dairy producers to pay 15-cents per hundred weight of milk sold. A grass-roots group of Vermont dairy farmers has won backing from two California dairy cooperatives … Read More