Industry News

The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program has a new class of recipients who demonstrate excellence in implementing socially responsible, economically viable and environmentally sound practices and technologies. Progressive Dairy will feature all seven award winners online and in the July 1, 2021, issue of the print magazine. Check back for links to articles featuring individual award winners.

Progressive Dairy provides updates on dairy-related organizations and companies, compiled from staff news sources and industry press releases. Email industry and organization news to Progressive Dairy Editor Jenna Hurty.

In this column, Progressive Dairy summarizes issues in the news and attempts to describe how they might affect dairy farmers. Look for more extensive background and details at Progressive Dairy.

The USDA’s latest World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released June 10, raised 2021-22 milk production forecasts due to higher cow numbers, with the outlook for prices mixed.

April proved another robust month of growth for U.S. dairy exports as an improved port situation helped clear a backlog of shipments from the fourth quarter of 2020 and early 2021, according to a monthly update from the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC). Here’s a monthly recap of exports and trade news covering dairy products, dairy cattle, hay and more.

Digest Highlights

• January-April 2021 DMC payments top $446 million
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