dairy prices

The USDA is forecasting more milk and lower dairy prices heading into 2026 and 2027, with a growing U.S. dairy herd driving production up by about 1.5 billion pounds year over year.

Milk production is steady, but there's a shift in the air as international demand starts to cool down. What does this mean for American farmers?

Butter prices have fallen to their lowest level since November 2021, dropping to $1.96 1/2 per pound on the close of Wednesday.

Jekanowski said that was based on increased higher cow inventories, add more milk per cow.

On Monday, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored a resolution to designate June as National Dairy Month.  House Resolution 257 is sponsored by New York Republican Representative Claudia Tenney.   “With Idaho being the third-largest dairy-producing state, the dairy industry plays a significant role in our economy," Simpson said this week.  "Designating June ...

After several years of USDA hearings with the dairy industry, changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders took effect over the weekend.  Danny Munch, economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the FMMO structure is intended to protect farmers.   “...

According to the USDA’s latest agricultural prices report, producers nationwide received less for their commodities, on the whole in March.  The price index was lowered just over 3% from the prior month, a reflection of reductions in both production indexes month over month.   The L...

When it comes to milk production, numbers continue to increase across much of the United States.   “We continue the trend of California being down three percent, and that’s just on the heels of that ongoing pressure from HPAI," said Mike North, principal at Ever.ag.  "The bottom...

American farmers are facing a variety of challenges right now.  Tariffs are on and then off, then on again.  Prices for most commodities are down while input and labor costs are up.  Despite the headwinds, Chris Galen, senior vice president of member services and governance for the National Milk Producers Federation, said the dairy industry is doing fine.   “So far, so goo...

Last week, U.S. dairy producers approved the referendum on proposed changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders.  Dana Coale, deputy administrator of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, said the agency is happy producers approved the referendum.   “The f...