Tag: milk prices
Feeding for every penny in the milk check
With low milk prices, it’s important, as the saying goes, to “squeeze every penny possible out of the milk check.”
Stress management during tough financial times on the farm
There is no doubt the production agriculture sector is going through a tough financial period. In particular, low crop prices and low milk prices are severely impacting row crop and dairy producers.
Managed dairy news: Not fixed anytime soon
Some people don’t realize this, but the U.S. government has little to do with milk prices anymore. The current system is mostly based on the simple market economics of supply and demand.
Where to find a pound of milk components in your herd?
2015 came to a close pretty much the same way it started: disappointing milk prices and negative margins.
Costs and returns: By the numbers
We are starting 2016 with Class III milk prices dipping into the $13 per hundredweight (cwt.) range for multiple months in the futures market.
Understanding capricious milk prices: How to make the most of your...
The USDA might be the entity that calculates component prices, but you are the one who determines how much of each component your cows are producing.
Dairy price swings should balance out
As things stand for now, what we have in terms of price and dairy profitability should remain pretty much the same.
Resources for managing depressed milk prices
The 2015 forecast for milk price income on dairy farms is looking to be less than it was in 2014.
Milk prices are about to fall big time
For all of 2015, Class III futures are currently averaging $16.51/cwt, which would put the average mailbox price in Federal Order 33 at about $18/cwt for the year.
Dairy prices don’t make sense, for now
Milk prices are good now, but get ready for a change.
