Milk production in Iowa during November 2024 totaled 492 million pounds, up 3 percent from the previous November according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Milk Production report. The average number of milk cows during November, at 245,000 head, was 2,000 above last month and up 6,000 from November 2023. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,010 pounds, up 20 pounds from last November.
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With the Republican sweep of the recent US elections, global markets are focusing on the forthcoming risk of rising US protectionism and potential trade tensions. The November RoboResearch Food and Agribusiness report notes for dairy, a reemergence of tariffs could disrupt trade flows and the threat of mass deportations could disrupt US farm labor availability. Uncertainty will be the tone in 2025 as the world waits to see how many of President Trump’s campaign promises will be put into law. And remember, the market detests uncertainty.
The July 22 Dairy Market News reports farm level milk production is declining in the Central region. Warm temperatures have been negatively impacting cow comfort in parts of the Central region this week. Demand for Class I milk is steady but remains on the lighter side. Class III milk has tightened somewhat this week, and cheese-makers relayed spot prices ranging from flat to $1.50-over Class. Cream volumes are tightening in the region, after
availability unexpectedly increased last week. Some butter makers are securing cream from western states to fulfill their churning needs.
Contacts in the Central region reported an uptick in Central region cream multiples at the bottom of the all-class range this week. Demand from Class II milk manufacturers is steady. Stakeholders say condensed skim milk is moving steadily, but volumes have become less available as milk production has declined in the region.
Milk production in Iowa during April 2024 totaled 512 million pounds, up 4 percent from the previous April according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Milk Production report. The average number of milk cows during April, at 243,000 head, was 1,000 above last month and up 4,000 from April 2023. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,105 pounds, up 40 pounds from last April.
Milk production in Iowa during January 2024 totaled 498 million pounds, down 1 percent from the previous January according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Milk Production report. The average number of milk cows during January, at 239,000 head, was unchanged from last month but down 1,000 from January 2023. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,085 pounds, down 10 pounds from last January.
The weighted average statistical uniform price for the Central Order #32, which includes most of Iowa and the I-29 corridor, decreased this year to $18.27 per cwt., a 26.60 percent decrease from 2022’s $23.13 average. Since implementation of Federal Order reform in 2000, the annual statistical uniform price in the Central Order has ranged from a low of $11.24 in 2002 to an all-time high of $23.13 last year. The 2023 weighted average Producer Price Differential (PPD) of $1.18 per cwt. is $0.04 more than the 2022 average. Producer marketings in the Central Order averaged 1.338 billion pounds per month during 2023, for a total of 16.053 billion pounds. This total is up 2.65 percent from 2022 and is 14.16 percent less than the record 18.700 billion pounds marketed during 2002.
Milk production in Iowa during December 2023 totaled 500 million pounds, up 1 percent from the previous December according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Milk Production report. The average number of milk cows during December, at 240,000 head, was 1,000 above last month and up 1,000 from December 2022. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,085 pounds, up 20 pounds from last December.
Information in the December Marketing Service Bulletin paints the picture of a changing Iowa dairy industry. The shift from Northeast Iowa to Northwest Iowa is significant and ongoing.
Dairy areas across the nation are shrinking to a hand-full of counties. Continue reading “Iowa’s Dairy Industry is Shifting”
Milk production in Iowa during November 2023 totaled 480 million pounds, up slightly from the previous November according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Milk Production report. The average number of milk cows during November, at 239,000 head, was unchanged from last month and unchanged from November 2022. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,010 pounds, up 10 pounds from last November.
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Milk production in Iowa during September 2023 totaled 480 million pounds, up 1 percent from the previous September according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Milk Production report. The average number of milk cows during September, at 240,000 head, was unchanged from last month but up 2,000 from September 2022. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,000 pounds, unchanged from last September.
