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Dairy industry rides COVID-19 rollercoaster

Monday, July 27, 2020 9:30 AM

County fairs are being canceled across the country because of the COVID-19 outbreak but the dairy industry is riding a COVID-19 rollercoaster daily.

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Class III prices in nearby months exceed $20

Monday, July 13, 2020 10:56 AM

The Agriculture Department announced the June Dairy Month Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $21.04 per hundredweight (cwt.), up a record month to month increase of $8.90 from May and $4.77 above June 2019.

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May milk production took hit from pandemic

Monday, June 29, 2020 10:48 AM

US milk production took a hit in May, likely driven by falling milk prices due to the pandemic and reduction programs mandated by milk handlers.

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Class III futures prices rebound beginning in June

Monday, June 15, 2020 9:49 AM

It was a week of contrasts as we entered June Dairy Month. Cash block cheese set a new record high and yet the Agriculture Department announced the May Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at its lowest level in 11 years.

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USDA cheese purchases could hurt retail sales

Saturday, May 23, 2020 9:15 AM

Even as the House of Representatives was poised to vote Friday on a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill termed the HEROS Act, which would be the fifth such bill, dairy prices got another shot in the arm Mother’s Day week due in large part to Uncle Sam’s surprise buying spree announced the Friday before.

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Dairy farmers eligble for PPP, economic disaster loans

Monday, May 11, 2020 10:09 AM

The Agriculture Department announced the April Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $13.07 per hundredweight (cwt.), down $3.18 from March, $2.89 below April 2019, and the lowest Class III price since May 2016, another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic that has invaded our world.

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COVID-19 affects ripple across industry

Monday, April 27, 2020 10:27 AM

Much of the USA and world remains virtually paralyzed under the unseen enemy, COVID-19, and there is no person or industry not affected.

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COVID-19 pulls Class III prices down sharply

Monday, April 13, 2020 3:47 PM

U.S. milk prices are coming down. The Agriculture Department announced the March Federal order Class III price at $16.25 per hundredweight, down 75 cents from February but still $1.21 above March 2019 and the highest March Class III since 2014.

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Canadian parliament approves USMCA

Monday, March 30, 2020 7:53 AM

February milk output shot higher, thanks to an increased herd size and favorable weather.

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Cheese output totaled 1.103 billion pounds

Monday, March 16, 2020 10:02 AM

The Agriculture Department announced the February Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $17.00 per hundredweight, down 5 cents from January, $3.11 above February 2019, and the highest February Class III since 2014.

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