Industry News
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What January milk prices tell us
Class III and Class IV prices both ticked up heading into the new year. We look at what that means for members buying milk versus members selling finished…
Read postWhat the new relief bill means for your cave
A year-end relief package brings new dairy safety-net dollars and a donation program. Here is what members should actually watch for in January.
Read postThe relief window closes today
Today is the last day to file for the federal pandemic assistance round most of our producer members have been weighing since fall. A plain look at the…
Read postThe rally cooled off faster than it built
November's cheese price run reversed hard in the first week of December. Here's what moved, why forecasters had already trimmed next year's outlook, and what to watch next.
Read postA smaller table, a fuller board
Thanksgiving gatherings are smaller this year, but early retail data suggests households are spending more per person on the cheese board — a trend worth building next year's…
Read postA cheese rally meets another lockdown wave
The commodity cheese price jumped again last week, but a fresh round of indoor dining restrictions means the gain won't reach every part of the case evenly.
Read postThe pricing gap showing up on member milk checks
A wide gap between cheese and other milk-use prices is producing negative pricing adjustments on member milk checks, and it's not the same problem as a soft cheese…
Read postBlock cheese slid this week — your margin shouldn't
Block and barrel cheese prices turned down again this week after months of records. Here's what the pullback means for a member pricing holiday orders right now.
Read postA federal purchase round and your inventory
A fourth round of federal food purchases opens next month, and it's arriving right as cheese demand keeps swinging between empty and overstocked.
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