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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When the state of California began to implement and enforce the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act some nine years ago, it became...

After notching a new spring high last Friday, butter values plunged early this week. The trade spent the long weekend considering...

By Sarina Sharp, Daily Dairy Report Sarina@DailyDairyReport.com Milk, Dairy & Grain Markets The markets are screaming at dairy producers...