by Brian Schad | Sep 15, 2015 | Dairy Market, Milk Futures
Milk futures, although $2.50 lower from its August highs and $2.00 less than its June highs, may be setting up for another run to those higher prices if El Nino threats to disrupt weather patterns for New Zealand dairy farmers come true. Class III milk futures are...
by Brian Schad | Aug 17, 2015 | Dairy Market, Milk Futures
Milk futures continue to make lower highs and lower lows since wholesale milk prices reached a five-year high last September and are now down one-third from this high making the Dairy State farmers feel the economic pinch. Milk futures for September delivery are up...
by Brian Schad | Jun 30, 2015 | Dairy Market, Milk Futures
Domestic milk output is said to be set at the highest ever for the fifth straight year, but now some dairies are reportedly not able to find buyers because milk is so abundant. Raw milk supplies are reportedly over capacity at processing plants in some parts of the...
by Brian Schad | Jun 9, 2015 | Dairy Market, Egg Market
Egg prices around the country may be on the rise, if you haven’t noticed already. A major Texas-based national grocer is putting up signs around their 350 supermarkets preparing customers to ration eggs because of the Avian Flu. Once thought as lethal in other parts...
by Brian Schad | May 14, 2015 | Butter Futures, Dairy Market, Milk Futures
Butter prices are said to be rising substantially for two-fold reasons: a demand for milk-fat, and a recent drop in production. So what is going on with the domestic butter market that hasn’t seen these high $2 per pound butter prices since November? California dairy...
by Brian Schad | Dec 16, 2014 | Agricultural Markets, Dairy Market, Egg Market
The egg market is in for a shell-shock next month when legislation from California catches-up to everybody from the producer to the consumer. Voters in the state approved a law which calls for egg-laying hens to have “more space” in their hen houses to ensure the...
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