From this week's USDA World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Crop Production reports to Rabobank's quarterly Global Dairy update, Progressive Dairy summarizes factors potentially impacting dairy producer income.

Although MLP support is targeted for individual producers, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is urging cooperatives that spread losses across their membership to inquire about eligibility.

May-July U.S. agriculture trade deficit is likely the largest in history.

Private-lender interest rates on agricultural loans are moving higher and so are rates on loans through the USDA’s Farm Service Agency.

Milk checks for August production will reflect stronger protein and Class III milk prices and the highest Class IV milk price since January. A narrower price spread between Class III-IV milk prices could start to bring more Class IV milk to FMMO pools.

The next meeting of the Federal Reserve Board’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is scheduled for Sept. 19-20.