April DMC margin reaches yearly high of $10.54 per cwt

ZISK
5 days ago
1 min read

The April Dairy Margin Coverage program margin climbed 97 cents from March to settle at $10.54 per cwt, the highest margin realized in 2026 to date

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Agricultural Prices report, released May 29, established last month’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program calculations. The price for all key feedstuffs used to calculate the margin rose in April, revealing an income over feed cost of $10.54 per hundredweight (cwt), more than $1 above the highest coverage selection in Tier I and comfortably positioning those enrolled in the program in the clear of indemnity payments.

Click here to continue reading