Dec. 12 2024
Amid the holiday season, there is plenty of butter, cheese, dips, and whips flying off the grocery store shelves, much to the delight of dairy farmers across the country during this period of peak dairy...
Oct. 21 2024
The U.S. is projected to sell over 1 billion pounds of cheese to international customers this year
Sept. 23 2024
What happens when an irresistible force collides with an immovable object? The dairy industry is attempting to solve this classic physics paradox. In this case, the force is the invisible hand of the market
Sept. 19 2024
The price of butter in Europe hit a new record high in September at around $4 per pound (€7,950 per metric ton)
Sept. 10 2024
DAIRY HAS ENTERED ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE market moments in over a generation. Feed prices have shifted to a five-year low, and dairy-beef calves are fetching market highs
Sept. 5 2024
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) are working to preserve market access for American dairy exports to Colombia following the Colombian government’s...
Aug. 1 2024
The U.S. dairy market seems to be in a Goldilocks period. Relatively weak production is matching up with relatively weak demand to keep milk prices at good levels
July 15 2024
We start the second half of 2024 in a different place than we were earlier this year
June 13 2024
While many pandemic-era export issues have eased, an emerging threat to secure, reliable U.S. rail shipping is worsening
June 5 2024
Consumers slowed dairy consumption in response to high levels of inflation, which has risen by 17% over the last three years
March 15 2024
February was a big month for USDA data releases
March 4 2024
Even as an election looms on the horizon, USDA will soon develop its Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization recommendations after months of proceedings
Feb. 8 2024
Last year was one that will stick out in dairy producers’ minds, but not in a positive way in terms of milk prices and income over feed costs
Jan. 15 2024
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) released its latest global dairy markets and trade report in December 2023
Jan. 8 2024
The dairy situation and outlook for 2024, presented by: Leonard Polzin, University of Wisconsin-Madison This presentation will provide an overview of dairy markets
Jan. 8 2024
A new year brings excitement and opportunity, but it can also come with apprehension, especially if you are a business owner
Dec. 27 2023
As 2023 draws to its end, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its World Food and Agriculture — Statistical Yearbook, which reflects the changes in global food production...
Dec. 14 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, the global dairy market continues to walk a tightrope of limited new milk and sluggish demand
Nov. 2 2023
Now that the month of October is in the rearview mirror, we have a full picture of what ended up being a record-breaking month in terms of butterfat prices
Oct. 23 2023
There are growing concerns about what impact an escalating conflict in the Middle East may have on the dairy market