Louisiana State Senator Chairs Dairy Stabilization Study Commission
August 30, 2018 | 1 min to read
During the 2018 Regular Legislative Session, the legislature approved Senate Bill 560 by State Senator Beth Mizell to create the Dairy Stabilization Study Commission. SB 560, now Act 611, is an effort to ensure adequate supplies of milk and dairy products, protect consumers against excessive prices, and bolster the industry for Louisiana’s dairy farmers.
The 18-member study commission is tasked with collecting data on the retail price of milk and milk products in Louisiana; analyzing how cost markups of milk products at the retail level affect the prices paid to processors, distributors and farmers; comparing other state programs that set minimum prices or otherwise regulate the price milk; and determining how supply and demand forces effect the price dairy farmers receive for raw milk.
According to a recent study by the International Dairy Food Association, the dairy industry in Louisiana delivers over 12,000 jobs and almost $400 million in wages; resulting in a $5 billion total economic impact of dairy produced and sold in Louisiana.
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