Jim Goodman: Wisconsin dairy farmers have been duped
For a farmer, getting the news that you no longer have a market for your product is devastating. I know — I got one of those letters a few months ago. By: Jim Goodman
Milk prices expected to rise through end of year
Dairy Outlook: The May Class III price could end up $2.75 higher than a year ago. By: Fran O’Leary
Dr. Cropp Thinks Milk Prices May Have Bottomed Out
Despite higher production and increased stock levels, dairy product prices are beginning to strengthened as we moved into the summer months.
Milk prices near bottom for 2017
Dairy Outlook: Prices expected to trend higher starting in June. Milk prices have been trending downward since December, and that will likely continue through early June, says Bob Cropp, University of Wisconsin Extension dairy economist. The Class III price was $17.40 per cwt last December and fell to $15.15 in April. May is near $15. […]
U.S. butter consumption nears 50-year record high
Dairy Outlook: Butter consumption is forecast to jump 8% in 2017. By Fran O’Leary.
Dairy exports finish 2016 on high note
Economist Bob Cropp predicts Class III milk price will average $2.30 more in 2017 than in 2016. By Fran O’Leary.
$18 Milk In 2017?
In their most recent podcast, University of Wisconsin Madison economists Bob Cropp and Mark Stephenson discuss what farmers can expect for milk prices the remainder of the year. By ANNA-LISA LACA.
Strong butter and cheese sales are boosting milk prices
Dairy Outlook: Class III futures are averaging $17.52 for the year. By Fran O’Leary.
Milk Prices on the Rebound, Wildcards to Watch
Even though U.S. milk production surged 2.5% in October, shrinking production in other regions of the world and increasing global demand mean milk prices likely will improve significantly in 2017, say University of Wisconsin dairy economists Bob Crop and Mark Stephenson. By Jim Dickrell and Anna-Lisa Laca
Bill McDonald ditches dairy to return to coalmining
As a barometer of the booming dairy-exports-to-China market, a decision by former mining services magnate Bill McDonald to quit his fledgling infant-formula empire, Camperdown Dairy International, to return to coalmining had all the early warning signs of a brewing storm. By SUE NEALES.