Drought-stricken south-west farmers disappointed with opening milk prices

Drought-stricken south-west farmers disappointed with opening milk prices

South-west dairy farmers face financial strain as milk prices fail to cover production costs.

Cash dairy prices end week steady to lower - Brownfield Ag News

Cash dairy prices were steady to lower except for whey Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0125 to $0.58.  Two sales were recorded at $0.5725 and $0.58.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0625 at $1.8575.  Twenty-one sales were recorded, ranging from $1.8575 to $1.87.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.86.  No […] The post Cash dairy prices end week steady to lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

New Federal Order milk pricing will go into effect in June - Farm and Dairy

June is currently projected to be a turning point in the current milk price decline and feed cost decline. With June, all-milk price is projected to rebound to higher levels than May. Feed cost projects are also currently projected to reach their lowest point for the year in June, with mostly flat feed costs for the remainder of the year. However, weather events play a big role in feed market prices over the growing season. Milk sold in June wil…