Industry News
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The case is full, dining rooms aren't
Grocery cheese sales are up double digits this year while restaurant orders stay depressed, and a federal food-purchase program opened a new round of dairy buying this week.
Read postA cheese market that finally turned
Milk and cheese prices climbed sharply into October after a rough summer. We look at what's driving the rally and what it means for members pricing fall and…
Read postCheese prices climbed, but your case didn't move
Commodity cheddar has been climbing for weeks on the wholesale board, but the rally is landing unevenly across producers, and a chunk of the industry still can't feel…
Read postTwo federal moves headed for your case
A tighter quota notice on cheese crossing into Canada and a third round of federal food-box purchases both landed this month, and they pull your case in opposite…
Read postA second relief round opens today
A second federal relief program opened its signup window this week, and a margin report the same week shows why dairy producers still need it.
Read postA busy case, a quiet counter
Retail cheese sales have kept climbing all summer while restaurant and tasting-room accounts stay flat. Members selling into both channels are learning to live with the gap.
Read postThe cheese case keeps sliding into September
Block cheddar hasn't found a floor yet, and a last-minute federal decision to keep school meals free through the end of the year is reshaping institutional demand instead…
Read postTwo storms and a truck full of cheese
With two storm systems stacked in the Gulf this week, we walked through what a coastal disruption actually does to a refrigerated cheese shipment and a wholesale order…
Read postA smoke line off the map
A lightning-sparked wildfire outbreak has put hazardous air quality across a large stretch of the West Coast this week, and members there are asking questions our storm playbook…
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