by j2marketing | Jan 10, 2022 | McCully News
The dairy market disruptions from COVID-19 through 2020 and into 2021 exposed flaws in the foundation of U.S. dairy policy and milk pricing. Numerous discussions have been had over negative producer price differentials (PPDs), depooling, the Class I formula, and other...
by j2marketing | Sep 25, 2021 | McCully News
One in 10 U.S. dairy cows could be fueling renewable energy projects. This includes both electricity and co-generation. In May, the U.S. dairy herd expanded to its highest level in 27 years, climbing to over 9.5 million head. This contrasts with a rather tight window...
by j2marketing | Aug 14, 2020 | McCully News
Tossing out federal orders is not necessary, but a system that balances the needs of both the fluid and export markets must be considered for the future. The unprecedented volatility in dairy markets over the last several months has raised questions about how milk is...
by j2marketing | Apr 12, 2019 | McCully News
As in every downturn in milk prices over the last century in the US, groups of dairy farmers, primarily small farm advocates, are talking about some type of supply management system in an effort to increase milk prices. The concept is simple – produce enough milk to...
by j2marketing | Apr 21, 2017 | McCully News
Better Ways to Price Whey Two years ago, I wrote an editorial for Cheese Market News titled “What way to price whey?” which highlighted the problems with price discovery for a variety of whey products. While those problems persist, there are several solutions being...
by j2marketing | Mar 8, 2017 | McCully News
I. Introduction Price volatility in the US dairy industry started 25 years ago following reforms in the 1985 Farm Bill. Changes in dairy policy in Oceania, the EU, and the US have led to increasingly volatile dairy commodity prices. Since 2007, regional dairy markets...
