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The futures markets act like a sponge
Sign-ups for the Dairy Margin Coverage program are underway, with the December 9 deadline quickly approaching. Dairy Margin Coverage...
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- Nov 21
- 1 min
On-farm Bovine Pregnancy Test Kit Technology Finally Arrives
For decades, women have been able to find out if they are pregnant in a matter minutes, using inexpensive, urine-based test kits in the...
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- Nov 17
- 3 min
De-pooling in the Upper Midwest has Shot Up!
The May 2009, post to this blog covered de-pooling in the Upper Midwest. A lot has changed in 13 years. Charts I and II below show the...
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- Nov 17
- 4 min
How Important is Risk Management?
Dairy markets have been volatile over the past two months. Block cheese price declined 10 cents and then rallied 24 cents. Barrel cheese...
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- Nov 17
- 3 min
The butter price meltdown
Earlier this year, weak U.S. butter prices, combined with a relatively weaker U.S. dollar, generated a lot of export interest from...
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- Nov 17
- 4 min
Cheese Markets Lead the Charge
The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending November 11, 2022 Class III milk futures leapt to their highest values in a month or...
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- Nov 17
- 2 min
Dairy’s Bright Storyline
With signs of a recession showing up everywhere, even at the farm level, there still is a bright storyline that producers can find hope...
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- Nov 14
- 2 min
U.S. dairy has a big reason for optimism
The value of U.S. dairy exports has climbed over 25% through the first three quarters of this year when compared to the same time last...
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- Nov 14
- 3 min
Inflation’s impact on dairy at 40-year high
Inflation has taken off and dairy is not immune. On the retail front, dairy prices are up over 16% when compared to the same time last...
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- Nov 14
- 2 min
Recession or Not: The Consumer Has Reached Their Breaking Point
Whether we are in a recession or not is to be determined, but I think we all can agree that we are feeling the impacts of a looming...
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- Nov 11
- 5 min
Fourth Quarter Financial Success
Prepaying inputs and deferring income seemed like a foreign concept for the last several years on U.S. dairy farms. Meeting with your...
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- Nov 10
- 1 min
Six Straw Alternatives to Get You Through a Bedding Shortage
Weather conditions certainly took a toll on this years wheat crop, leaving straw in short supply for some farmers. This commonly used...
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- Nov 10
- 3 min
Feeders are like investment fund managers
Consider for a moment the total dollars of investment you are trusting to your feeders to correctly implement toward the feeding of your...
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- Nov 10
- 2 min
The five-time butterfat run could be done
Enhanced by historically high spot butter prices, butterfat notched its fifth straight monthly record in producer milk checks. October’s...
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- Nov 10
- 1 min
Milk Prices Shoot Higher
Milk markets continue their Rocket higher. The Spot market followed with Butter jumping 10 ¼ cents higher to $2.90 ¼ with Cheddar blocks...
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- Nov 9
- 2 min
USDA Raises Corn and Bean Yield Estimates
USDA raised its estimate for this year’s corn and soybean yields, which also pushed forecasts for total production and ending stocks...
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- Nov 9
- 3 min
A Recap of Dairy Markets Around the World
Alyssa Badger, director of global operations at HighGround Trading Group, recently joined AgriTalk host Chip Flory to share a full...
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- Nov 9
- 2 min
Will Coastal Herds Move Inland?
“Good times don’t last forever, but neither do bad times.” The same can be said about milk prices, as the good milk price that appeared...
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- Nov 8
- 2 min
Tight global supplies help U.S. dairy
U.S. dairy exports have been riding high in the saddle as of late, but will that trendline continue? Food and agriculture consultant...
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