Articles Tagged with ''feed costs''
Overall U.S. average feed costs were lower and milk prices were up, pushing the milk income margin to the highest level since December 2022.
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Dairy risk management calendar: December 2023
Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and factors affecting risk management decisions.
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Why and how to simplify calculating winter cow costs
Understanding and controlling costs is a vital component of ranch profitability. Make this the year you put pen to paper. Or should we say, finger to iPad.
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USDA outlook sees slower-than-expected growth in milk production
Recent gains in butter and nonfat dry milk prices have eroded more rapidly than previously expected.
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September DMC margin hits $8.44 per cwt
Overall U.S. average feed costs were lower and milk prices were up, pushing the milk income margin to the highest level since December 2022.
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Dairy risk management calendar: November 2023
Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.
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USDA forecast offers mixed outlook for milk prices
Higher butter and nonfat dry milk prices will help offset a cloudier prediction for cheese prices.
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Year-to-date 2023 DMC payments near $1.24 billion
With four months remaining in 2023, total DMC payments have surpassed the previous annual high of $1.187 billion distributed in 2021.
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Weekly Digest: House votes to remove McCarthy as speaker
The timeline for approval of some fiscal year 2024 agricultural program funding and the 2023 Farm Bill now faces a new hurdle.
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August 2023 DMC margin rises to $6.46
USDA Farm Service Agency staff are scrambling to distribute payments before potential government shutdown.
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