Industry News
Every post the Federation has filed under Industry News.
The milk check split in two directions
August's federal milk price numbers moved cheese-linked and protein-linked components in opposite directions, and members whose margins depend on both should pay attention to which one matters more…
Read postA tariff line moves again
A trading partner's retaliatory tariffs on US dairy exports take effect September 8. For members who ship cheese abroad, this is the week to check your contracts and…
Read postThe tariff line that just reopened
New tariffs on a major cross-border dairy trading relationship take effect this week, and members who ship or receive cheese across that border are already rebooking freight.
Read postThe spread between block and barrel
August's milk check slipped again, but the number worth watching is the gap between block and barrel cheddar prices, and what it says about your wholesale margin.
Read postThe milk that's not reaching every plant the same way
Cooperative-affiliated cheese plants are seeing steady milk this month while others aren't, and that split is starting to show up in wholesale inventory and pricing.
Read postThe cheddar price that stopped sliding
Cheddar hit a five-year low this spring, then held. What that steadiness in the block-and-barrel market means for your fall pricing sheet.
Read postWhat the heat is doing to your milk check
A stretch of hot weeks has cows eating less and giving less milk in several regions. Here is what tighter supply and firmer cream prices mean for your…
Read postThe cheddar block that held
Cheddar blocks quietly held their own after the holiday while the rest of the board stayed mixed — a small divergence that matters more to your bottom line…
Read postThe guestworker guidance your hiring plan missed
New federal guidance this month clarified that year-round dairy operations can now use a seasonal guestworker visa program that had effectively excluded them. Here is what it does…
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