Wisconsin dairy economists are predicting 2020 will be a recovery year for the industry after years of low prices.
September milk production was 0.6 percent higher than the same month last year, according to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Nationally, September milk production was 1.6 percent higher than in 2018.
The production increase comes after several months of declines from 2018 levels.
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“We are in the midst of a modern-day dairy crisis magnified by a Class I pricing change in the 2018 Farm Bill. This system cannot adapt to market conditions and thus is not fairly compensating our dairy farmers. The formula change is a symptom of larger problems in a system that is confusing, convoluted and difficult to understand. We need to put the power back in the farmers’ hands,” said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) during the Sept. 15 Senate Ag hearing in the dairy subcommittee she chairs. …
Both the number of cows and production per cow were up. In December average production reached 2,027 pounds—40 pounds more than a year ago. The herd size at the end of the year was 8.92 million head –over 100 thousand more cows than last December. California continues to lead the nation in milk production with 3 and a half billion pounds in December. …
More than 400 dairy farmers have recently signed on to a letter asking the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) for collaboration. …
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