Industry News
Every post the Federation has filed under Industry News.
The spring flush is here, and it's showing up in your spot price
Federal forecasters raised the 2025 milk production estimate again this month, and members are seeing it directly in softer spot milk prices even as cheese demand stays strong.
Read postThe export math getting harder to read
Retaliatory tariffs on three of the largest US dairy export markets are colliding with strong specialty demand overseas. For members who sell abroad, the two signals point in…
Read postThe margin number that finally moved
The federal dairy margin figure improved again this month, and cheese plants are running full production schedules. Neither one erases a hard year for small creameries.
Read postThe imported wedge that got expensive overnight
A new federal tariff schedule landed on imported cheese this spring. Here's what it changes for members who share a case with European wheels, and what it doesn't.
Read postThe case is quietly rearranging itself
Goat cheese and gouda are gaining shelf space this year while brie, blue, and havarti cool off. It's a modest shift, but it's worth checking against your own…
Read postThe export numbers that came in steady
First-quarter trade figures show US cheese exports still climbing, even as members brace for tariff news elsewhere. A look at what's actually moving, and what isn't yet.
Read postThe margin deadline nobody celebrates
The federal margin-protection enrollment window for dairy operations closes this month. We look at why it matters more than usual this year, and what it doesn't fix.
Read postWhat abundant milk means for your margin
Milk production is running well ahead of last year, which keeps Class III futures flat even as cheese exports climb — good for buyers, tighter for the farmstead…
Read postThe milk forecast that moved lower
The federal government's monthly supply-and-demand report cut its 2025 milk price forecast by a full dollar this month. Here's what that means for your spring numbers.
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