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Sep 6
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Tighter milk supplies and lower milk solids output have stiffened competition among dairy processors. While there are no obvious...

Sep 6
2 min

Some Potential Positive News on the Waterfront

Two weeks ago, I wrote about a big water decision concerning a current endangered species act regulation that requires the release...

Aug 30
3 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

The bears went into hibernation a little early this year, and the bulls enjoyed raucous celebrations on LaSalle Street. Milk and...

Aug 23
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

U.S. milk output has trailed prior-year volumes for 13 straight months. In Wednesday’s Milk Production report, USDA slashed its...

Aug 23
3 min

Big Water Decision Coming Up This Week

Over 350,000 acre-feet of stored northern California surface water is at stake in a decision that will be made by state and federal...

Aug 16
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Like Katie Ledecky in a Paris pool, the dairy spot markets hit one milestone after another. But perhaps the pole vault and high jump...

Aug 9
3 min

Public Forums on Quota Differential Change Wrap Up

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) held three public forums in the past 10 days to explain the upcoming...

Aug 9
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

As summer enters its final stretch, milk production conditions have mostly returned to seasonal norms. Hot temperatures continue...

Aug 2
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Feed is cheap and milk revenues are lofty. USDA announced the July Class III milk price at $19.79 per cwt. While that was 8ȼ lower than...

Jul 26
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

As befits the season, the dairy markets heated up this week. The trade is becoming increasingly concerned that milk will remain tight...

Jul 19
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Dairy producers have just cashed a very big milk check, and they’re looking forward to similarly lucrative payments for the rest of...

Jul 12
1 min

CDFA Announces Public Forums and Hearing Related to Proposed Changes to Quota Implementation Plan

As readers of this weekly report are well aware of, I have written extensively about the Quota Implementation Plan (QIP) since...

Jul 12
5 min

USDA Publishes Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Decision

Back when California operated under a State Milk Marketing Order, milk price hearings were a regular occurrence. I can remember...

Jul 12
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Soaring temperatures and suffocating humidity are challenging milk production in many parts of the country. As the mercury...

Jun 28
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Cheese stocks typically grow throughout the spring, as the flush pushes more cheap milk to cheese processors, and demand ebbs. But this...

Jun 21
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Dairy producers did everything they could to keep their barns full last month after milk prices soared. They paid $3,000 or more...

Jun 21
8 min

SGMA Subbasin Round Up

The implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is a very local endeavor. Of course, the State plays a...

Jun 14
3 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Strong domestic cheese demand propelled Class III futures to fresh life-of-contract highs this week. On Thursday, third-quarter...

Jun 7
2 min

CDFA to Hold Producer Referendum on Quota

As I reported last month, the Producer Review Board (PRB) has been reviewing the Class I revenue generated into the California Federal...

Jun 7
4 min

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

The bulls are back in charge on LaSalle Street. July through December Class III and a smattering of Class IV futures notched...

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