Industry News
Every post the Federation has filed under Industry News.
The tariff week your buyer called about
New tariff lines opened on both sides of two borders this week. Here is what it actually touches if you make, ship, or sell specialty cheese.
Read postWhat tariff talk does to your order sheet
New tariff announcements on imported cheese and ingredients are already changing order sheets. Here's what to check before you place your next one.
Read postWhat a new milk testing order means for your farm
Federal milk-supply surveillance is widening again this month. Here is what it actually asks of a small creamery, and what it does not.
Read postWhat February's milk check actually shows
Mailbox milk prices dipped slightly in February while feed costs are forecast lower for the year. For farmstead members, the two numbers don't cancel out as neatly as…
Read postThe styles crowding out American cheese
Year-end retail data shows paneer, burrata, and other international styles posting double-digit gains while American cheese slips. What that shift means for a small producer's case.
Read postWhat January's block market is telling you
Federal price reporting for the first week of the year shows blocks and other dairy products firming, but for many small producers the number that matters most is…
Read postThe case you inherit in January
Every wheel in your case on January 1 was ordered by someone making a bet weeks ago. What last year's demand shifts suggest about the bets worth making…
Read postReading a softer year-end block market
Cheese blocks and milk class prices both eased through December, while specialty cheese sales kept climbing for the year — two numbers members will want to hold side…
Read postSteady supply, rising demand, and your January contract
National milk production has held up better than forecast and specialty cheese keeps gaining ground. Here's why that combination is a good moment to look at your January…
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