Based on April’s USDA Milk Production report, U.S. milk output is strong two months into the “Spring flush.” To start off, March U.S. milk production was revised higher than previously reported by 26 million pounds to 19.1 billion pounds. U.S. milk supplies continued to climb through April, totaling 19.4 billion pounds and up 1.5% since…
In between raindrops, it’s high time to spread manure, make hay and get corn planted. For the casual observer, it looks like the farm comes alive in spring. Milk prices, meanwhile, are acting like they don’t want to miss out on the springtime excitement with third quarter Class III finding support above $19.50 per hundredweight…
Information and data analysis is vast within the dairy industry these days. It can be overwhelming trying to decide which numbers you should be paying attention to and what those numbers even mean sometimes. Whether you’re looking at herd health, breeding data, or nutrition information, it’s all relative and important to your bottom line. In…
After a dry start to 2025, we finally started getting rain in the past month. Unfortunately, it came at the same time when farmers across the state are working to get spring forages off and fall crops planted. Before the rain we got this week, the mid-state got nearly four inches in the past month,…
For the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, the USDA announced March’s margin at $11.55 per hundredweight (cwt). While the margin narrowed by $1.57 per cwt from the prior month’s $13.12 per cwt, March’s margin was still $2.05 per cwt over the $9.50 trigger price for an indemnity payment. We still have not seen indemnities paid…
Looking at the March 2025 USDA Milk Production preliminary numbers, we noticed a slight 1% bump in U.S. milk production year over year. U.S. milk cow herd increased by 57,000 head from March 2024’s numbers to 9.404 million in March 2025.
Greetings all, I hope this article finds you well as spring is in full swing. With consistent warmer weather right around the corner, many who worry about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) may begin to relax a little. It is normally believed that once the average temperature rises consistently above 70 degrees Fahrenheit, the chance…
Why in an environment with 125% tariffs on ag commodities exported to China would markets rally? Sitting here in mid-April, old-crop May corn jumped back toward the highest levels since late February and are pushing close to $4.90 per bushel. November soybeans, meanwhile, have raced back toward $10.40 per bushel – the highest levels in…
Just ahead of President Trump’s April 2 announcement about reciprocal tariffs on many nations’ products, U.S. Dairy Export Council announced that U.S. dairy export volumes fell 5% in February, dropping 9,587 metric tons to 174,175 metric tons. While several categories saw growth in February, nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder shipments overseas fell 26%…
On the heels of the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) deadline that closed on March 31st, the USDA announced the February 2025 margin at $13.12 per hundredweight (cwt).
