Industry News
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Cheddar closes June at a three-year high
Block and barrel cheddar closed June at prices not seen since late 2016, with firmer export demand doing a lot of the work. What that does and doesn't…
Read postA smaller herd and a firmer price
Milk prices have firmed through the spring as the national dairy herd keeps shrinking. For cheesemakers on contract pricing, this is the moment to look at renewal math.
Read postOne tariff line opens as another closes
Mexico's retaliatory tariffs came off this spring and China's went on June 1. Here's what that split picture means for members who sell across a border.
Read postTwo numbers in your milk check
Class III futures have firmed since February, and a new federal dairy safety-net program just closed its retroactive window. Neither one solves the same problem for every member.
Read postWhat export growth means for the cheese case at home
Cheese exports keep climbing even as broader trade tensions escalate, and members told us the two facts feel harder to hold at once than the headlines suggest.
Read postMilk prices firm up under a new rule
Class III and Class IV prices have been climbing since February, a new Class I pricing formula took effect May 1, and a noisier trade picture is making…
Read postWhat the spring flush means for supply this year
April's federal price data confirms a modest spring flush this year, not the flood some producers braced for. Here's what that steadier surge means for your supply planning.
Read postThe margin picture, through February
The federal income-over-feed-cost margin improved again in February, the second straight monthly gain reported under the new dairy safety-net program. Here's what that means for the cheese case.
Read postA tariff list, and what it means for the imported cheese case
A proposed federal tariff list tied to a long-running aircraft-subsidy dispute has put European cheese on the target list. Here's what that could mean for members on both…
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