USDA’s preliminary estimate of the September 2014 U.S. average all-milk price, at $25.00/cwt., was up 90¢ from August’s revised estimate, and the highest since April.
Year-to-date, the 2014 average all-milk price stands at $24.30/cwt., up $4.74 from the same period in 2013.
Southeast dairy farmers continued to see the highest prices among major dairy states, at $29.70/cwt. in Florida and $28.300/cwt. in Virginia. Seventeen of the 23 major dairy states saw average milk prices at $25.00/cwt. or higher, with 10 above $26.00/cwt., according to the USDA/NASS Ag Prices report.
Among the largest milk-producing states, Wisconsin’s September all-milk price averaged $26.30/cwt., up $1.90 from August. California, at $23.00/cwt., up 80¢; New York, at $26.40/cwt., and Pennsylvania, at $26.80/cwt., were each up 50¢. Idaho, at $24.00/cwt., was up 80¢. New Mexico, at $22.50/cwt., was up 60¢.
Prices received for all milk, major dairy states and U.S. ($/cwt.) | |||
Sept. 2013 | Aug. 2014 | Sept. 2014* | |
Arizona | 19.90 | 24.00 | 24.30 |
California | 18.71 | 22.20 | 23.00 |
Colorado | 20.30 | 24.10 | 24.70 |
Florida | 24.20 | 29.20 | 29.70 |
Idaho | 19.10 | 23.20 | 24.00 |
Illinois | 20.70 | 24.60 | 25.60 |
Indiana | 20.90 | 24.70 | 25.40 |
Iowa | 20.40 | 24.60 | 25.80 |
Kansas | 20.00 | 23.60 | 24.50 |
Michigan | 20.60 | 24.40 | 25.10 |
Minnesota | 20.20 | 24.20 | 26.20 |
New Mexico | 18.90 | 21.90 | 22.50 |
New York | 21.40 | 25.90 | 26.40 |
Ohio | 21.30 | 24.90 | 25.60 |
Oregon | 21.30 | 25.70 | 26.20 |
Pennsylvania | 21.90 | 26.30 | 26.80 |
South Dakota | 21.00 | 25.00 | 26.60 |
Texas | 20.50 | 24.30 | 25.00 |
Utah | 19.50 | 23.80 | 24.20 |
Vermont | 21.60 | 26.20 | 26.90 |
Virginia | 23.40 | 27.90 | 28.30 |
Washington | 20.60 | 25.30 | 26.00 |
Wisconsin | 20.20 | 24.40 | 26.30 |
United States | 20.10 | 24.10 | 25.00 |
Source: DairyHerd