Industry News
Every post the Federation has filed under Industry News.
What the holiday case actually wants this year
National sales data points to a strong holiday for specialty cheese, but the growth is concentrated in a few categories. Here's what that means for how members build…
Read postThe data gap behind this week's numbers
A federal funding lapse has paused the reports the industry leans on for pricing and planning. Here's what's still visible, and what to do without the rest.
Read postThe shutdown and your margin numbers
A federal shutdown has delayed the milk production data that dairy risk programs depend on, leaving margin coverage calculations and farm bill renewal both stuck in limbo.
Read postWhat falling wholesale cheese prices mean for your case
Wholesale cheese prices drifted lower again this week even as milk supply hit a fourth straight monthly record, a combination that squeezes margin from both directions.
Read postThe margin squeeze nobody saw coming in August
Feed prices rallied hard in late August just as milk prices were finally recovering, and that combination is tightening margins for members heading into fall.
Read postThe deli case is changing
Specialty cheese is up sharply at the deli case this year while American cheese slides, and the varieties driving it aren't the ones most makers expect.
Read postContract or spot: the question this August
With cheese prices softer than earlier this year and supply running ahead of last year's pace, wholesale members are weighing fixed contracts against the spot market for fall.
Read postA little room in the margin, for once
Milk production is up and farm-gate prices are down, but a summer drop in feed costs is quietly giving small creameries a little more breathing room.
Read postWhat an abundant milk supply means for your case
Milk production is running well ahead of last year and export volumes just set a record, and both facts are already showing up in how buyers are pricing…
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