Markets & Management

Anyone tracking the U.S. dairy
industry has undoubtedly heard of the ongoing process of changing
the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) system. After a year
of consideration, 12,000 pages of testimony and 49 days of hearings,
the USDA released their recommended decision for Federal
Milk Marking Order updates at the beginning of July. The document
is over 300 pages long and proposes five core recommendations:
– Milk Composition Factors. Update the factors to 3.3% true protein,
6% other solids, and 9.3% nonfat solids.
– Surveyed Commodity Products. Remove 500-

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