Milk processing capacity under pressure in Midwest US
The upsurge in milk production across the Midwest and Northeast US has put pressure on processing capacity in those areas, according to Bob Crop, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin.
Fair Oaks dairy farm in Indiana: milk production has surged in the Midwest and Northeast United States.
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Unlike California, where milk production is down by almost 2%, Michigan has seen month over month increases in production for the last year and a half. Michigan’s milk output jumped 6.5% as a result of an extra 20,000 cows in the state.
The extra milk has had difficulty in finding a home and some loads were sold for $3 to $5 per 100 lbs (6-10 c/l) under market price, but prices are predicted to recover to $17 per 100 lbs (34 c/l) before autumn.
American consumers have fallen in love with butter again and butter and cream sales have been strong. Non fat dry milk (NFDM) is the only product finding it hard to sell and its price is slipping.
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More of this milk is also going into cheese as restaurants, fast food and retail demand has increased.
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The upsurge in milk production across the Midwest and Northeast US has put pressure on processing capacity in those areas, according to Bob Crop, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin.
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Unlike California, where milk production is down by almost 2%, Michigan has seen month over month increases in production for the last year and a half. Michigan’s milk output jumped 6.5% as a result of an extra 20,000 cows in the state.
The extra milk has had difficulty in finding a home and some loads were sold for $3 to $5 per 100 lbs (6-10 c/l) under market price, but prices are predicted to recover to $17 per 100 lbs (34 c/l) before autumn.
American consumers have fallen in love with butter again and butter and cream sales have been strong. Non fat dry milk (NFDM) is the only product finding it hard to sell and its price is slipping.
More of this milk is also going into cheese as restaurants, fast food and retail demand has increased.
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