Payments triggered for February DMC margin of $8.46 per cwt
- ZISK
- Apr 1
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A modest increase in feed costs was enough to offset a strengthening milk market for a February Dairy Margin Coverage margin of $8.46 per hundredweight.
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Ag Prices report, released March 30, established February’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program calculations. Despite dairy margins strengthening – particularly in Class III and Class IV – which offered an increase in the all-milk price and offset sturdy feed costs, it was not enough for February’s margin to sit above the maximum payment threshold of the DMC program. As a result, February’s DMC margin is $8.46 per hundredweight (cwt), with indemnity payments expected for participating farms.
Jenn Coyne
March 30, 2026
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