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Weekly Digest: Holstein Association USA advances MW genetic identification

January 18, 2024

Dave Natzke

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy during the third week of January 2024.

Economic Update: Dairy cull cow marketing slowed since September

Two upcoming USDA reports will update dairy cow numbers entering 2024.

January 17, 2024

Dave Natzke

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy profitability during the third week of January 2024.

December 2023 FMMO uniform prices lower

Class II, III and IV milk prices were down and Class IV depooling remained prominent.

January 15, 2024

Dave Natzke

Here’s Progressive Dairy’s monthly review of December FMMO data to provide some additional transparency to your milk check.

USDA milk production, price outlooks remain stagnant

The 2024 milk production forecast was lowered from last month but price projections remains weaker, pressured by cheese and Class III milk.

January 15, 2024

Dave Natzke

The USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report and Crop Production reports identify milk and feed factors potentially impacting dairy producer income in the year ahead.

December FMMO milk class prices lower

December 2023 Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) pooling estimates, uniform prices and producer price differentials are scheduled to be released on Jan. 11-14.

January 5, 2024

Dave Natzke

Milk checks for December milk production will reflect lower Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) milk class prices.

Economic Update: Lots of dairy numbers to start the new year

Concerns over higher interest rates, input inflation and supplies are subsiding.

January 3, 2024

Dave Natzke

Here’s an update on economic factors impacting your dairy profitability during the first week of January 2024.

Range Beef Cow Symposium focuses on stewardship, efficiency

Producers were treated to a smorgasbord of information to improve their operations, including presentations on range carrying capacity, vaccines and reproductive efficiency.

January 1, 2024

Tyrell Marchant

Some 400 attendees from across North America gathered in Loveland, Colorado, to hear the latest in beef cattle research from some of the industry’s leading experts from government, academia and industry.

November 2023 DMC margin moves above indemnity trigger

Small changes in the U.S. average feed cost and milk price were enough to push November’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margin higher.

December 29, 2023

Dave Natzke

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its latest Ag Prices report on Dec. 29, including factors used to calculate the November 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margin.

Dairy risk management calendar: January 2024

The 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program enrollment period should be announced soon.

December 27, 2023

Dave Natzke

Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and factors affecting risk management decisions.

November report on dairy cows marketed for beef

December 26, 2023

Audrey Schmitz

Dairy cull cow marketing trailed year-ago levels for 14 consecutive weeks.

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