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Digest highlights
The jump to an eight-year high in milk prices outpaced increasing feed costs, meaning there will be no Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program indemnity payments at any level for January milk marketings.
There seems to be an uptick in complaining about Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs), with a fair amount of calling for “reform” of the FMMO system. I have read some of this commentary, as maybe you have, and would like to respond to it.
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Declining cow numbers and receding milk production per cow pulled January 2022 U.S. milk production below year-ago levels for a third consecutive month.
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