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Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Bah! Humbug. California dairy producers are likely expressing their frustration with more colorful – but less festive – epithets as the...

3 hours ago2 min read

Producer Review Board Has a Meeting

There was a full slate of 15 voting members participating at the Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Producer Review Board (PRB) meeting in Modesto.

7 days ago2 min read

Producer Review Board Meeting Next Week

The Producer Review Board (PRB) will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday December 17, 2024, at the Stanislaus...

7 days ago4 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Class III futures bounced back bigtime this week, led by another strong performance in the whey market. CME spot whey powder rallied...

Dec 83 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

The dairy markets had a lot of data to digest along with their turkey. While Americans topped their mashed potatoes and slathered...

Dec 63 min read

First, Do No Harm

I had the privilege of being a panel member at the 10-year anniversary event of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which...

Nov 224 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Never doubt the power of the profit motive in a free market. In the face of a devastating virus and a systemic heifer...

Nov 164 min read

USDA Issues Final FMMO Decision

This past week USDA released a draft of the final rule for modifying the milk pricing formulas in the Federal Milk Marketing Order program.

Nov 163 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Soaring temperatures, summer shortages, and sky-high prices are out of season as the cheese and butter markets hunker down for the winter.

Nov 82 min read

Quota News

First of all, California producers are in the middle of a referendum period that started on October 11 and ends on January 9, 2025.

Nov 85 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

The cheese markets took another big step back this week. CME spot Cheddar blocks plummeted 11.75ȼ and closed at $1.72 per pound,...

Nov 13 min read

State Water Board Releases Draft Delta Water Quality Control Plan

It is no secret that the two major surface water supply systems that transport water from Northern California to the Central and...

Nov 14 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

It was an eerily quiet week on LaSalle Street, with no major reports for the dairy markets to digest. So, the trade ruminated on some...

Oct 264 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

Dairy market analysts got a surprise this week when USDA released its Milk Production report on Monday with stronger than expected results.

Oct 183 min read

Water Roundup

Back at the end of August I wrote about a big decision that was going to be made about a particular regulation regarding the outflow of...

Oct 184 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

The dairy markets bounced this week, rejecting the notion that lower prices will be necessary to balance supply and demand. After the...

Oct 114 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

The dairy markets are seeking a balance at prices that encourage greater milk output without killing demand. For several...

Oct 44 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

The dairy markets have once again proven the old trading adage that the best cure for high prices is high prices. After a spring...

Sep 274 min read

Milk, Dairy and Grain Market Commentary

After the fireworks of last week, the cheese markets have spent the past few days coming back to earth. Barrels distanced themselves...

Sep 202 min read

Subsidence Issues Cost Tule Subbasin Landowners & Farmers

The Tule Subbasin probationary hearing took place this past Tuesday, September 17 at the State Water Board in Sacramento. An article by...

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