milk production

The U.S. dairy industry relies on exports and is constantly finding ways to find market opportunities overseas, that was the recent message from Alex Peterson, chair of the National Dairy Research and Promotion Board. At the recent Farm Journal MILK Business Conference, Peterson said exports are the key price driver ...

The USDA continues to trim expectations when it comes to the dairy sector. "We reduced our milk production forecast for both 2021 and 2022," noted World Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski. "It seems that producers are really kind of finally starting to respond to their relatively poor crop debility in that industry right now ...

When taking a look at the latest U.S. dairy balance sheet, "We're forecasting lower production this month for both 2021 and 2022 based on what we're observing as lower cow numbers as well as reduced milk per cow," said USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Mark Jekanowski ...

Despite a slow down in demand for dairy products and falling prices the nation's dairy operations are still turning out more milk than a year ago with a combination of more cows and more like per cow. The latest evidence? The most recent USDA Milk Production Report shows July's milk output a bit over 19 billion pounds; 2% more than July a year ago ...

Last week, the USDA announced details of the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program. Through the program, USDA will provide $350 million in pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers who received a lower value for their products due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic ...

After a year of work, it appears the Port of Pasco will be the destination for Darigold’s new large scale milk protein facility. Earlier this month, the Port announced the approval of the sale of approximately 150 acres of the Reimann Industrial Center to the dairy coop for construction of an over $500 million facility. Dar ...

USDA has reduced its milk production forecast for 2021 by 200 million pounds this month to 228.2 billion pounds.  "That mainly reflects our expectations of reduced mil per cow. So lower productivity and that is reflecting the high heat conditions especially in the West," noted World Outlook Board Chair, Mark Jekanowski. "H ...

The USDA recently raised its price forecast for dairy products across the board. "This largely is reflecting kind of a rebound in food service demand as the economy starts to reopen and restaurants and food service and hotels start to see an increase in their business," said USDA World Outlook Board chair Mark Jekanowski ...

Data from the USDA shows the number of licensed dairy operators in the United States continues to decline. USDA’s Milk Production report showed the fourth-largest year-over-year decline in the number of licensed dairy operations in the last 15 years. The ...

What can the dairy industry expect in the year ahead? "We increased our milk production forecast for 2020 and also for 2021 and in both cases that reflects both higher milk per cow and higher cow numbers," said World Outlook Board Chair, Mark Jekanowski ...