Industry News
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The year milk turned around
Federal milk price data show Class III closing 2019 near its highest levels in years, a sharp reversal from a nervous January, with holiday cheese demand carrying the…
Read postExport demand is running hot into the close of the year
Federal trade figures show cheese exports on pace for a record year, and members shipping into Asia and Central America are feeling it most.
Read postA quiet tariff line and a loud holiday case
A new tariff line on a category of imported cheese took effect in mid-October, and members are only now seeing what it means for wholesale pricing as the…
Read postHoliday orders are arriving early this year
Wholesale buyers are placing holiday orders earlier than usual this year, and members are split on whether to read that as strong demand or nervous buyers front-loading their…
Read postLights out on your cave
A planned utility blackout left nearly a million California customers without power last weekend, and members with active caves are asking how far a generator plan actually needs…
Read postEnrollment opens for next year's safety net
Enrollment for next year's federal dairy margin support opened this month, and members are deciding on coverage levels against a firmer but still uneven cheese market.
Read postThe first good milk check in a year
After a rough 2018 and a rougher first half of 2019, commodity milk prices are finally moving up, and members who buy fluid milk are already feeling it.
Read postA new window opens on the safety net
The federal margin-protection program reopens enrollment for next year this week, even as this year's payments are still landing — a timing quirk worth understanding before you file…
Read postThe 25 percent line on imported wheels
A new federal tariff on a long list of European cheeses lands in three weeks, and members whose cases lean on gouda, gruyère, or Stilton are already doing…
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