The USDA’s monthly World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports provide production and price forecasts.

The new arrangement ends a decade-long business relationship between MMPA and Midwest Dairy. 

Digest highlights

• August-September DMC payments near $85 million
• WCMA endorses FMMO improvement provisions
• Western organic dairies seek financial assistance

The USDA has expanded its Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects (HFMIP), a pilot program that helps participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchase more milk.

Dairy heifer and embryo and hay export totals were lower.

A narrower gap in October Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Class IV and Class milk prices starts to reduce the incentive to depool Class IV milk.

Digest highlights

• National FFA announces dairy proficiency winners
• July all-milk, mailbox price gap averaged 90 cents
• Michigan dairy producers approve checkoff continuation
• Maine PFAS Fund Advisory Committee to meet
• Ag producer sentiment weaker
• GDT product prices decline further

Price movement didn’t necessarily follow state-level patterns where dairy cow numbers are changing.

Reminder: Dairy producers can enroll and make 2023 DMC coverage elections through Dec. 9 at USDA Farm Service Agency offices.