Industry News
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Freight still sets your holiday price
Milk and cheese prices firmed again heading into the holidays, but a trucking and container squeeze is doing as much to your landed cost as the commodity board…
Read postThe case holds into a crowded December
Milk production keeps climbing and holiday cheese demand is absorbing it, but boxes, labels, and freight are the tighter constraint this December.
Read postA holiday week with a record export year behind it
Cheese exports are having a record year, holiday demand is strong, and the shipping lanes that made both possible are still the thing to watch this week.
Read postThe price lines crossed before the holidays
Class IV has moved above Class III for the first time in months, and for members buying milk on a component basis it changes the holiday math.
Read postWhat slower milk growth means for your holiday order
Federal data shows milk output growth stalling even as cheese exports hold firm — here's what that combination means for your wholesale orders heading into the holidays.
Read postWhat container costs are doing to your case
Export demand for American cheese is strong and milk prices are firming, but shipping and packaging costs are eating the gains members are seeing at the farm gate.
Read postThe case fills before the holidays do
October's cheese and milk numbers firmed up together, and members are already building the holiday case. Here's what the market is actually telling you.
Read postA firmer milk price and your case
Class I milk price moved up again this month while cheese and nonfat dry milk cooled off. Here's what the split signal means for your holiday order sheet.
Read postHeating season arrives early for your cave
Propane and natural gas prices are opening this heating season at multi-year highs, and for members who condition an aging room through winter, that number lands directly on…
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