milk production

Milk production forecasts are up for 2022 and 2023.   “That’s reflecting higher cow numbers," said World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski.  "We expect milk production to be higher than we were forecasting in July and will continue to increase year-over-year.  Now we’re forecasting ab...

U.S. milk production my increase slightly, year-over-year, despite production numbers well off of just a month ago.  USDA is reporting that milk production during the April, May and June quarter was 57.9 billion pounds; 0.5% lower than the same quarter a year ago.  Pa...

This year's U.S. milk output is likely to end up being ever so slightly down from last year at 226 billion pounds.  USDA's USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski said output's running below previous expectations due to, "slower growth in milk per cow."  B...

The USDA says America’s egg production totaled 8.67 billion during June, a 3% drop from last year.  Production included 7:39 billion table eggs and 1.28 billion hatching eggs.  Of the hatching eggs, 1.19 billion were broilers and 89.4 million were ...

The National Milk Producers Federation supports bipartisan House legislation that will encourage additional infant formula supply imports to temporarily ease short-term shortfalls in supplies.  However, the organization said boosting longer-term domestic production to ensure safe and secure infant supplies in the future is necessary. The F...

So far this year, US dairies have produced little less milk than they did by this time in 2021. That drop comes on fewer cows as well. The latest USDA milk production report putting April's milk output at 19.2 billion pounds, just about 1% less than April a year ago ...

The National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Associated submitted comments to the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service regarding dairy. The groups want the agency to improve nutrition security by updating school meal nutrition standards to encourage increased dairy consumption. Tha ...

For the Idaho dairy industry, the challenges are both coming and going. Rick Naerebout, CEO of the Idaho Dairymen’s Association said like many in the farming community, input costs are really cutting into the bottom lines of producers across the state. But ...

Once again, the USDA has reduced its month over month milk production forecast for 2021-22. "For 2021 that highly reflects lower cow inventories at this point," said World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair, Mark Jekanowski. "But for 2022 we expect those lower inventories, lower cow numbers to continue ...

It's a supplemental component to USDA's Dairy Margin Coverage, and as FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux points out, its among enhancements and modifications made for the program for 2022. Ducheneaux, said eligible dairy operations with less than five million pounds of established production history may enroll supplemental pounds based upon a formula using 2019 actual milk marketing's ... Read Mor