Analyzing the Class I mover, the spread in the monthly advanced Class III skim milk pricing factor ($7.04 per cwt) and advanced Class IV skim milk pricing factor ($12.67 per cwt) is $5.63 per cwt, the widest since July 2020.

Digest highlights

• FMMO Forum registration deadline here
• July fluid sales down
• Dairy Defined: Plant-based beverage ‘bust’ is here
• Online organic dairy ‘origin of livestock’ rule training offered
• GDT product prices higher
• Finstad joins U.S. House Agriculture Committee
• Southeast: The Dairy Alliance launches sustainability documentary

August 2021-22 recap at a glance

Numerous projects approved in first round of funding focus on dairy producers and commodities.

The widening gap in August Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Class IV and Class III milk prices pushed Class IV pooling lower.

Digest highlights
• FARM Program seeks comments for Animal Care Version 5 revisions
• ‘Dairy’ major recipient in first round of USDA ‘climate-smart’ project funding
• Darigold building $600 million dairy protein, butter facility
• Checkoff competition focuses on calming benefits

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

Progressive Publishing welcomed two new editors to its Progressive Dairy team in August.

Elevated whey and lactose sales provided a boost to July’s global marketing volumes and values.