Industry News
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The tariff map keeps shifting, and so should your export plan
Mexico's retaliatory tariffs came off this spring while duties into one major Asian market stayed high. We look at what that split picture means for members who ship…
Read postMilk prices recover, margins stay tight
Milk prices are climbing back after a rough 2018, and members processing their own supply say the recovery looks better on the board than on the ledger.
Read postFewer cows, a steady case
National milk cow numbers keep drifting down while cheese demand holds steady. We look at what a slow-growth spring means for members on both sides of the vat.
Read postMargins firm up, but keep an eye on the fall
Milk prices are finally climbing out of a two-year trough, but an international trade dispute working its way through arbitration could reshape the cheese case before the year…
Read postMargins hold, and the cheese case doesn't slow down
A second federal safety-net payment landed this month, and specialty cheese kept outperforming the broader dairy case. Here's what both numbers mean for members.
Read postTwo markets, one cheese case
Commodity cheese is drowning in surplus while our artisan members can't make enough to fill orders. Both things are true at once, and the gap is where our…
Read postReading the market without the data
With federal statistics only now catching back up after a five-week lapse, members are pricing January without the usual numbers. Here's what we do know.
Read postPlanning a year without the numbers
The federal statistics that would normally anchor a January plan did not publish this month, and the new dairy safety net exists on paper but not yet at…
Read postA tight January for milk margins
Milk margins are opening 2019 near their tightest point in years, just as federal offices tied to farm support programs sit closed.
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