The most memorable, widespread concern over milk dumping occurred during the early COVID-19 outbreak, which affected milk demand and plant capacity to process it.

On a milk solids equivalent, April 2023 dairy product exports had their worst year-over-year decline in four years.

Projected beef prices continue to move higher.

With a USDA action deadline nearing, more dairy cooperatives and producer organizations have joined in support of a FMMO hearing and proposed reforms from the National Milk Producers Federation.

The USDA established an Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) designed to help mitigate milk market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices.

Based on Class III-IV milk futures prices, depooling incentives flip back to Class IV milk handlers in May and June.

Corn and soybean meal price projections are lower, but on-farm hay inventories are down.

The Coca-Cola Company will build a new $650 million fairlife production facility in Monroe County, New York.

On a milk solids equivalent, March 2023 dairy product exports fell below the same month a year earlier, ending an 11-month streak of year-over-year gain.

March 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program indemnity payments will top $126 million, boosting payments for the first three months of the year to more than $305 million.