Western US milk and cream report | Dairy

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Lee Mielke: Disappointing butter drawdown | Dairy

Dairy product prices saw minor changes in the holiday-shortened week between Christmas and New Year’s but Tuesday’s GDT brought pressure on the market’s re-opening. After jumping 14.50 cents the previous week, the cheddar blocks climbed to $2.16 per pound last Thursday, the highest since Nov. 22, but closed the last Friday of 2022 at $2.1350, … Read more

What Constitutes On Time Payments to Dairy Farmers? | Dairy News

There may be various interpretations of the phrase “on time.” Most of you know, because I have written about it many times, that one of the functions of our staff is to conduct monthly audits of milk dealers/processors to ensure that our dairy farmers are paid accurately and on time. An important discussion surrounding this … Read more

Lee Mielke: Disappointing Butter Drawdown | Dairy

November US butter stocks saw a less-than-expected drawdown from October, likely due to the high prices that peaked in October at a record $3.2675 per pound. However, stocks were still down from a year ago. The Agriculture Department’s latest Cold Storage report reported Nov. 30 butter holdings totaled 199.7 million pounds, down just 40 million … Read more

Mowi named most sustainable protein producer fourth year in a row

For the fourth consecutive year, Mowi has been ranked the most sustainable protein producer by the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index. The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index is the most detailed assessment of the largest meat, dairy and farmed fish producers in the world. Rankings for each of the 60 assessed companies are determined by … Read more

Western US milk and cream report | Dairy

Country United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth of theCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People’s Socialist Republic ofAlgeria, People’s Democratic Republic ofAmerican SamoaAndorra, Principality ofAngola, Republic ofAnguillaAntarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)Antigua and BarbudaArgentina, Argentine RepublicArmeniaArubaAustralia, Commonwealth ofAustria, Republic ofAzerbaijan, Republic ofBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladesh, People’s … Read more

Lee Mielke: Production estimate raised again | Dairy

The Agriculture Department’s milk production forecast for 2022 was raised in the November. 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, while the 2023 estimate remained unchanged. The dairy cow inventory for both years was lowered. 2022 production and marketing were estimated at 227.0 billion and 225.9 billion pounds, respectively, up 100 million pounds on … Read more

Western US milk and cream report | Dairy

Country United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth of theCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People’s Socialist Republic ofAlgeria, People’s Democratic Republic ofAmerican SamoaAndorra, Principality ofAngola, Republic ofAnguillaAntarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)Antigua and BarbudaArgentina, Argentine RepublicArmeniaArubaAustralia, Commonwealth ofAustria, Republic ofAzerbaijan, Republic ofBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladesh, People’s … Read more

Western US milk and cream report | Dairy

Country United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth of theCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People’s Socialist Republic ofAlgeria, People’s Democratic Republic ofAmerican SamoaAndorra, Principality ofAngola, Republic ofAnguillaAntarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)Antigua and BarbudaArgentina, Argentine RepublicArmeniaArubaAustralia, Commonwealth ofAustria, Republic ofAzerbaijan, Republic ofBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladesh, People’s … Read more

Alfalfa is an option for supplement feeding source | News

The increase in feed costs for producers due to drought has generated interest in alternate feedstuffs to increase protein in rations. Cubes and commodity blends can accomplish this, but have you thought about using alfalfa? Some believe the high cost of alfalfa is prohibitive, so let’s consider the alternatives. Utilizing our example from earlier in … Read more