Spring has sprung and the resurgence of allergies isn’t the only sign of the season. Milk volumes are also expanding in most regions as the spring flush moves across the country. Seasonal increases are compounding milk volumes that are growing year over year both in liquid terms and in component values. As a result, milk supplies are plentiful in most parts of the U.S. Demand from bottlers has generally been upbeat, especially as many educational institutions are wrapping up

Tariff drama took center stage again this week as the long-awaited “Liberation Day” arrived. Speaking from the Rose Garden, President...

Dairy producers are doing all they can to keep their barns and milk tanks full, and it shows. In the week ending March 15, they sent just...

The days are getting longer and milk production is climbing. It’s officially spring. The Midwest welcomed in the new season with a few...

The dairy markets are adjusting to the new regime. Trade threats – and new tariffs on U.S. dairy exports to Canada and China – have...

Like a teenager in a bad relationship, U.S. tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico are on-again, off-again, and then changing their...

Red ink flooded Chicago this week. The dairy markets suffered a deluge of data and news that invigorated the bears. The trade war heated up.

U.S. milk production may have changed its tune. After slipping in the final months of 2024, output appears to have grown in January,

Love is in the air. And while folks across the country may be looking forward to preparing a special date night dinner for their...

It was a truly wild week on LaSalle Street. The dairy markets swung violently back and forth amid the on-again, off-again trade war.

This week may have been light on USDA reports, but there was no shortage of news for the dairy markets to digest. Developing stories...

To the dismay of hamburger consumers across the nation, dairy producers sent just 2.76 million cows to slaughter in 2024. That was...

The cheese markets are searching for direction. In the rearview mirror, booming exports and a steep drop in U.S. cheese stocks argue...

The dairy markets are adjusting to the post-Christmas routine. Traders are back at their desks, and milk bottlers are running full throttle.

As the new year unfurls before us, dairy producers and other industry stakeholders are preparing for the opportunities and challenges...

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

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

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

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

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