The September Federal order Class III milk price was announced at $18.39 per hundredweight, up $1.20 from August, but $1.43 below September 2022 and the highest Class III price since April.
The nine-month average stands at $17.13, down from $22.24 a year ago, and compares to $16.75 in 2021.
kAm|@?52J’D r=2DD xxx 7FEFC6D D6EE=6>6?ED A@CE6?5 2? ~4E@36C AC:46 2E S`e]ggj }@G6>36C[ S`f]d_j s646>36C[ S`f]ehj y2?F2CJ[ S`f]hgj u63CF2CJ[ S`g]_dj 2?5 |2C49 2E S`g]`g]k^Am
kAm%96 $6AE6>36C r=2DD x’ AC:46 😀 S`h]_h[ FA `g 46?ED 7C@> pF8FDE[ Sd]dc 36=@H 2 J62C 28@ 3FE E96 9:896DE r=2DD x’ D:?46 y2?F2CJ] xED 2G6C286 DE2?5D 2E S`g]ed[ 5@H? 7C@> Sac]g` 2 J62C 28@[ 2?5 4@>A2C6D E@ S`d]ae 😕 a_a`k^Am
k9bmqFEE6C D@2CDk^9bm
kAmr|t 3FEE6C D6E 2 C64@C5 9:89 AC:46 E@ DE2CE ~4E@36C 3FE 4966D6 H2D >:I65] %96 r|t r96552C 3=@4<D 76== E@ S`]eg A6C A@F?5 =2DE (65?6D52J[ E96 =@H6DE D:?46 yF=J `h[ 3FE 4=@D65 uC:52J 2E S`]f_ad[ `]fd 46?ED =@H6C @? E96 H66<[ E96 7:7E9 H66< @7 =@DD[ 2?5 ba 46?ED 36=@H 2 J62C 28@]k^Am
kAm%96 32CC6=D 7:?:D965 2E S`]dffd[ FA h]fd 46?ED @? E96 H66<[ ec]fd 46?ED 36=@H 2 J62C 28@[ 2?5 `a]d_ 46?ED 36=@H E96 3=@4<D] %96C6 H6C6 ac D2=6D @7 3=@4< 2?5 a_ @7 32CC6= =2DE H66<]k^Am
kAmr966D6 H2D F?492?865 |@?52J 2?5 E96 3=@4<D DE2J65 AFE %F6D52J] %96 32CC6=D D2H a EC256D %F6D52J 3FE 2? F?7:==65 3:5 E@@< E96> E@ S`]e`[ FA b]ad 46?ED 2?5 E96 9:896DE 😕 E9C66 H66<D]k^Am
kAm|:5H6DE6C? 4966D6>2<6CD 4@?E:?F6 E@ C6A@CE =:>:E65 >:=< @776CD[ 244@C5:?8 E@ s2:CJ |2C<6E }6HD] {@25D 5:5 492?86 92?5D 2E =@H6C AC:46D E92? 😕 AC6G:@FD H66<D 3FE 2E >:5\H66< H6C6 2E =62DE D=:89E=J 9:896C E92? r=2DD xxx]k^Am
kAm#6E2:= 2?5 7@@5 D6CG:46 4966D6 56>2?5 😕 E96 (6DE 😀 DE625J] w@H6G6C[ D@FC46D :?5:42E6 $6AE6>36C H2D =:89E6C 7@C C6DE2FC2?E EC277:4 4@>A2C65 E@ AC:@C >@?E9D[ >2<:?8 E92E 56DE:?2E:@? 7@C 4966D6 =:89E6C] tIA@CE 56>2?5 😀 >@56C2E6 E@ =:89E]k^Am
kAmqFEE6C D6E C64@C5D 52:=J =2DE H66<[ >2:?=J @? F?7:==65 3:5D] xE A62<65 uC:52J 2E E96 2==\E:>6 9:89 @7 Sb]d_ad A6C A@F?5[ FA a_]ad 46?ED @? E96 H66<[ FA gc]ad 46?ED 😕 E96 =2DE 7:G6 H66<D[ 2?5 ag]d_ 46?ED 23@G6 2 J62C 28@] ~?=J ` 42C H2D D@=5 2== H66<]k^Am
kAm%96 3FEE6C H2D @776C65 2 BF2CE6C\46?E =@H6C |@?52J 2?5 =@DE a 46?ED %F6D52J[ D=:AA:?8 E@ Sb]cg A6C A@F?5[ H:E9 a D2=6D @? E96 3@2C5] k^Am
kAm$A62<:?8 😕 E96 ~4E] h “s2:CJ #25:@ }@H” 3C@2542DE[ w:89vC@F?5 s2:CJ 64@?@>:DE q6EEJ q6C?:?8 4:E65 52E2 7C@> E96 pF8FDE s2:CJ !C@5F4ED 2?5 r@=5 $E@C286 C6A@CED E@ 6IA=2:? H92E 92D 92AA6?65 E@ E96 3FEE6C AC:46] $96 3=2>65 2 D=:AA286 😕 4966D6 56>2?5 7@C E96 72== 😕 4966D6 AC:46D[ 255:?8 E92E E96J “>2J 92G6 @G6C4@CC64E65]”k^Am
kAm$96 A@:?E65 E@ E96 4@>A2C:D@? 36EH66? r=2DD xxx 2?5 r=2DD x’ AC:46D[ ?@E:?8 E92E =2DE H66< D2H E96 3FEE6C AC:46 2E EH:46 E96 AC:46 @7 4966D6[ “$@>6E9:?8 H6 >2J ?@E 92G6 6G6C D66? 367@C6]” k^Am
kAmqFEE6C >2<6CD E@=5 s|} E92E 56>2?5 C6>2:?65 :?E24E 56DA:E6 E96 AC:46D 2?5 49FC?:?8 C2E6D H6C6 ?@E >@G:?8 9:896C] “qF==D 2C6 4=62C=J @G6CH96=>:?8 2?J 362CD[” D2JD s|}[ 3FE 4@?E24ED 6IA64E 5@H?H2C5 4@CC64E:@? ?62C\E6C>[ E9@F89 “>2C<6ED 92G6 J6E E@ 86E E92E >6>@]”k^Am
kAm$A@E 4C62> H2D D=:89E=J >@C6 2G2:=23=6 =2DE H66< 😕 ?@CE96C? A2CED @7 E96 (6DE 3FE @G6C2== 😀 E:89E] |@DE 😀 4@>>:EE65 E@ 4@?EC24E @3=:82E:@?D] #6E2:= 2?5 7@@5 D6CG:46 56>2?5 😀 DEC@?8 E@ DE625J] tIA@CED 2C6 >@56C2E6 E@ =:89E[ 244@C5:?8 E@ s|}[ 3FE E96?[ :E 😀 E96 >@DE 6IA6?D:G6 3FEE6C 😕 E96 H@C=5]k^Am
kAmvC256 p ?@?72E 5CJ >:=< D2H :ED uC:52J 7:?:D9 2E S`]`g A6C A@F?5[ 5@H? 2 92=7\46?E @? E96 H66< 2?5 be 46?ED 36=@H 2 J62C 28@[ H:E9 `_ =@25D EC25:?8 92?5D]k^Am
kAm|@?52J’D A@H56C H2D FA 2 92=7\46?E @? a EC256D 2?5 96=5 %F6D52J 2E S`]`gd_]k^Am
kAmsCJ H96J @D4:==2E65 D@>6 3FE 4=@D65 E96 H66< _]fd 46?ED 9:896C[ 2E ah]fd 46?ED A6C A@F?5[ `a]d_ 46?ED 36=@H 2 J62C 28@[ @? dd r|t D2=6D 7@C E96 H66<]k^Am
kAm%96 H96J H2D FA _]d_ 46?ED |@?52J[ H:E9 f =@25D 6I492?8:?8 92?5D[ 2?5 25565 _]fd 46?ED %F6D52J @? c >@C6 EC256D[ 9:EE:?8 b` 46?ED A6C A@F?5[ 9:896DE D:?46 $6AE] ad]k^Am
k9bmq@C56C EC@F3=6Dk^9bm
kAm$E@?6) s2:CJ vC@FA C6A@CED E92E E96 &]$] |6I:42? 3@C56C 962565 :?E@ H66< b @7 “>@C6 DEC:?86?E 6ff@CED 3J E96 %6I2D 8@G6C?@C E@ D=@H 5@H? :>>:8C2E:@?[ H9:49 92D D=@H65 :?DA64E:@?D @7 ECF4<D[ 42FD:?8 4@?86DE:@? @7 EC256 fl@H 2E t= !2D@] %9:D 😀 DE2CE:?8 E@ 2ff64E |6I:42? ?@?72E 3FJ6CD H9@ 2C6 368:??:?8 E@ 86E >@C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE E96 2G2:=23:=:EJ @7 AC@5F4E]” k^Am
kAm(6 D66 9@H 3:8 2? :DDF6 E9:D 😀 😕 pF8FDE 6IA@CE 52E2] |:=< A@H56C 6IA@CED E@E2=65 `d_]e >:==:@? A@F?5D[ FA c]aT 7C@> pF8FDE a_aa 2?5 E@AA65 2 J62C 28@ 7@C E96 E9:C5 4@?D64FE:G6 >@?E9[ “>2:?=J 5F6 E@ |6I:4@[ H9:49 D6E 2? pF8FDE C64@C5[” 244@C5:?8 E@ w:89vC@F?5 s2:CJ] “*62C\E@\52E6[ |6I:4@ 9@=5D D=:89E=J >@C6 E92? 2 d_T >2C<6E D92C6[ 282:?DE H62<6C 56>2?5 7C@> $@FE962DE pD:2 2?5 r9:?2]”k^Am
kAmr966D6 6IA@CED[ F?7@CEF?2E6=J[ @?=J E@E2=65 ga]` >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? a]hT 2?5 E96 7:7E9 4@?D64FE:G6 >@?E9 E@ 36 36=@H 2 J62C 28@] $9:A>6?ED E@ $@FE9 z@C62 H6C6 5@H? d_T[ 244@C5:?8 E@ wvs[ H:E9 ?@E23=6 =@DD6D E@ $2F5: pC23:2[ x?5@?6D:2 2?5 r9:=6] v2:?D :?E@ @E96C C68:@?D 96=A65 @77D6E D@>6 @7 E92E[ H:E9 D2=6D E@ |6I:4@ FA `cT[ y2A2? FA bfT 2?5 pFDEC2=:2 FA geT]k^Am
kAmqFEE6C 6IA@CED H6C6 5@H? ea]fT 2?5 92G6 366? 5@H? 6G6CJ >@?E9 @7 a_ab[ 6I46AE y2?F2CJ[ D2JD wvs[ 3=2>:?8 9:89 AC:46D]k^Am
kAmsCJ H96J 6IA@CED H6C6 5@H? bg]bT] wvs D2JD G@=F>6D E@ r9:?2 :>AC@G65 D=:89E=J[ E@ 7:G6\>@?E9 9:89D[ 3FE DE:== cdT 36=@H 2 J62C 28@]k^Am
k9bm!F=D6 6IA2?565k^9bm
kAm%F6D52J’D vs% !F=D6 H2D E96 bcE9 3FE E96 7:CDE E@ :?4=F56 u@?E6CC2 D<:> >:=< A@H56C 2D H6== 2D H9@=6 >:=< A@H56C 2?5 E@E2=65 c]h >:==:@? A@F?5D @C hg]eT @7 E96 c]he >:==:@? A@F?5D @776C65]k^Am
kAm“!C:46D >@G65 9:896C 24C@DD E96 3@2C5 4@>A2C65 E@ E96 AC6G:@FD vs% tG6?E[” D2JD w:89vC@F?5 s2:CJ] “q@E9 H9@=6 >:=< A@H56C 2?5 D<:> >:=< A@H56C !F=D6 C6DF=ED 6?565 23@G6 E@52JVD $v) 7FEFC6D 4=@D6[ 2 3F==:D9 @FE4@>6]”k^Am
kAm$|! ra @776C:?8D E@E2=65 a]a >:==:@? A@F?5D 2E Sa[e__ A6C >6EC:4 E@?[ 2?5 (|! ra WC68F=2C 2?5 :?DE2?EX 2>@F?E65 E@ a]f A@F?5D[ 2E Sa[hd_ 2?5 Sb[_bd A6C >6EC:4 E@?[ C6DA64E:G6=J]k^Am
k9bm{6DD >:=< E@ 49FC?[ 5CJ6Ck^9bm
kAm%96 pF8FDE s2:CJ !C@5F4ED C6A@CE D9@HD 4966D6 AC@5F4E:@? E@E2=65 `]`dd 3:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? `]`]>:==:@? A@F?5D @C _]`T 7C@> yF=J 2?5 5@H? a]d >:==:@? @C _]aT 7C@> pF8FDE a_aa] ~FEAFE 😕 E96 7:CDE 6:89E >@?E9D @7 a_ab E@E2=65 h]bh 3:==:@? A@F?5D[ FA ;FDE _]aT 7C@> a_aa]k^Am
kAmxE2=:2? 4966D6 E@E2=65 cgb]h >:==:@? A@F?5D[ _]eT 36=@H 2 J62C 28@] |@KK2C6==2 E@E2=65 bg_]c >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? _]hT 7C@> 2 J62C 28@k^Am
kAmp>6C:42? @FEAFE 42>6 😕 2E cdg]g >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? a]_T 7C@> E96 yF=J 4@F?E H9:49 H2D C6G:D65 5@H? e]h >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 3FE H2D FA _]bT 7C@> 2 J62C 28@]k^Am
kAmr96552C @FEAFE 76== E@ b`c]c >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? h >:==:@? @C a]gT 7C@> yF=J’D E@E2= H9:49 H2D C6G:D65 g]` >:==:@? A@F?5D =@H6C[ 2?5 H2D 5@H? b]f >:==:@? A@F?5D[ @C `]aT[ 7C@> 2 J62C 28@] *%s r96552C H2D 2E a]f 3:==:@? A@F?5D[ FA `]fT 7C@> a_aa]k^Am
kAmqFEE6C @FEAFE 5C@AA65 E@ `c_]_ >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? `h]b >:==:@? A@F?5D @C `a]`T 7C@> yF=J’D E@E2= H9:49 H2D C6G:D65 FA a]b >:==:@? A@F?5D] ~FEAFE H2D 5@H? b]_ >:==:@? A@F?5D @C a]`T 7C@> 2 J62C 28@] *%s 3FEE6C DE@@5 2E `]c 3:==:@? A@F?5D[ FA b]eT]k^Am
kAm*@8FCE AC@5F4E:@? E@E2=65 c`b]a >:==:@? A@F?5D[ FA a]fT 7C@> 2 J62C 28@] w2C5 :46 4C62> @FEAFE[ 2E ee]a >:==:@? A@F?5D[ H2D FA `]`T 7C@> a_aa]k^Am
kAmsCJ H96J AC@5F4E:@? E@E2=65 gb]c >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? c]d >:==:@? A@F?5D @C d]`T 7C@> yF=J[ 3FE FA g]` >:==:@? A@F?5D @C `_]fT 7C@> J62C 28@]k^Am
kAm$E@4<D 4C6AE E@ gg]f >:==:@? A@F?5D[ FA `]b >:==:@? @C `]dT 7C@> yF=J 2?5 FA a`]e >:==:@? @C ba]`T 7C@> 2 J62C 28@]k^Am
kAm}@?72E 5CJ >:=< @FEAFE 5C@AA65 E@ “b]c >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? a`]f >:==:@? @C `e]`T 7C@> yF=J 2?5 5@H? a_]a >:==:@? @C `d]aT 7C@> 2 J62C 28@]k^Am
kAm$E@4<D 76== E@ aee]e >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? `h]` >:==:@? A@F?5D[ @C e]fT 7C@> yF=J[ 2?5 5@H? ce]a >:==:@? A@F?5D @C `c]gT 7C@> 2 J62C 28@]k^Am
kAm$<:> >:=< A@H56C AC@5F4E:@? D=:AA65 E@ df]a >:==:@? A@F?5D[ 5@H? b]d >:==:@? A@F?5D @C d]fT 7C@> yF=J[ 2?5 g]c >:==:@? @C `a]fT 36=@H 2 J62C 28@]k^Am
kAm%96 C6A@CE 😀 G:6H65 2D 3F==:D9 @? 4966D6[ ?6FEC2= @? 3FEE6C 2?5 ?@?72E 5CJ >:=<[ 2?5 362C:D9 @? 5CJ H96J]k^Am
