Mike North

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...

The U.S. dairy industry typically sees a bump in the prices of cheese and butter in the Fall, thanks to football season and the upcoming holidays.  Mike North, the principal of risk management with Ever.ag, said the bump happened earlier than expected this year.   “...

It’s been a back-and-forth roller coaster in the dairy markets lately.  Mike North of Ever.ag said there are a lot of reasons behind the volatility.   "You have a scramble taking place right now as we produce enough cheese to meet all of the Q4 demand, and obviously, that requires milk, so different players in this market on given days are trying to jockey positions to get ahead of the trend,