While most of NMPF recommendations were approved last October, a specific recommendation related to Class I pricing differentials has taken longer to develop.

The end of January brings the enrollment deadline for the 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program and milk production data to settle fourth-quarter 2022 Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) policies.

Class IV pooling across all FMMOs represented about 8% of the total milk pooled. It was the 10th month in 2022 that Class IV pooling was below 10% of total milk pooled.

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

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• California overtime pay required
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• Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative unveils policy priorities
• Coming up: December FMMO recap
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Dairy heifer and hay export volumes were weaker in November.

The spread between December Class IV and Class III FMMO milk prices tightened.

In the past decade, we've watched laboratory-grown protein sources increase in prevalence, with marketing that positions them as an alternative to animal protein using ethical, environmental or health concerns.

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