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Global Dairy Trade prices take a dip during the short week This column was written for the marketing week ending July 9. Sharp declines in cheese, powder, and butter resulted in the biggest drop in the Global Dairy Trade’s weighted average since March 16. The July 6 average News and information for Minnesota and Northern Iowa dairy producers fell 3.6 percent, following a 1.3 percent slip on June 15, and the sixth consecutive loss. Traders brought 53.5 million MIELKE MARKET Meanwhile, U.S. dairy exports have been done over the years by those who immigrated to pounds of product to market, up from WEEKLY strong, which is good news considering how this country in the farming community. The book 47.4 million in the last event, and the U.S. milk production keeps rising. The has seen sales in 36 states and three countries, he By Lee Mielke largest since March 16. The average United States-Mexico- Canada Free Trade said, and is available at national book sellers or winning price was $3,924, down from Agreement however, has resulted in some at www.coreygeiger.com. $4,083 (the lowest since Feb. 16), and HighGround friction between the United States and Canada. n Dairy points out the session had the fewest bidding Hoards Dairyman Managing Editor Corey Geiger, You’ll recall May milk production totaled 19.85 bilrounds since March 7, 2017. speaking in the July 12 “Dairy Radio Now” broadlion pounds, up a hefty 4.6 percent from May 2020, The losses were led by buttermilk powder, down cast, said it’s no surprise dairy was the first dispute according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 9.8 percent. GDT cheddar was down 9.2 percent, fol- in the USMCA. At issue is what are called Trade preliminary data. The latest Dairy Products report lowing a 0.2 percent gain on June 15. Skim milk Rate Quotas or TRQs. The TRQs are import permits, shows where that milk ended up (though StoneX powder and whole milk powder were down 7 perhe said, given to importers of record, typically dairy Dairy reminds us milk production last May was cent and 3 percent respectively, after skim milk processors, trading companies, brokers, and other down from the previous year, as co-ops and milk powder fell 1.7 percent in the last event and whole similar organizations. buyers put incentives into place to limit output milk powder was down 1.8 percent. Anhydrous What the United States is trying to say, said which led to big drops in butter and nonfat dry milk milkfat was off 0.9 percent, after it inched up 0.6 Geiger, is you can’t allocate TRQs to an entity who production). That was not the case this year. percent last time. knowingly won’t use it, according to Gregg Doud, May cheese production totaled 1.156 billion StoneX Dairy Group says the GDT 80 percent but- former Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the U.S. pounds, up 1.8 percent from April and a bearish 5 terfat butter price equates to $1.9728 per pound Trade Representative under the Trump percent above may 2020. Year-to-date, cheese output U.S., down 6.8 cents from the last event, and comAdministration. The dispute comes with high hit 5.6 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the same pares to Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter which stakes, according to Doud, because “ultimately it period in 2020. closed July 9 at $1.6750. GDT cheddar, at $1.7913, will become a benchmark for the effectiveness of the Checking the top five manufacturers: Wisconsin was down 17.2 cents, and compares to July 9’s CME entire USMCA agreement.” produced 295.6 million pounds, up 4.6 percent from block cheddar at $1.7250. GDT skim milk powder Doud added the objection has validity and the U.S. April and 5.1 percent above a year ago. California averaged $1.4182 per pound, down from $1.5222, or Trade Representative would not have brought the delivered 207.3 million pounds, same as April but 10.4 cents. Whole milk powder averaged $1.7525 per case if it didn’t really believe it would win it. 1.9 percent below a year ago. Idaho contributed 79.5 pound, down from $1.8128 or 6 cents. CME Grade A We also congratulated Corey on the writing of his million pounds, down 8.6 percent from April and 1.4 nonfat dry milk closed on July 9 at $1.25 per pound. book, “On a Wisconsin Family Farm,” which details percent below a year ago. n the creation of “America’s Dairyland” and the work Italian-style cheese totaled 481.3 million pounds,
Manure Demo Day takes place Aug. 10 MORRIS, Minn. — Interested parties are invited to take part in the first Manure Demo Day at the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris, Minn. on Aug. 10. The day will be broken into a morning and afternoon session. The morning session will consist of recertification training for commercial animal waste technicians (CAWTs) and includes lunch. In order to cover costs associated with the training, the fee for the morning session is $10. Space is limited to the first 100 people for the CAWT session. Pre-register by Aug. 3 by visiting https://z.umn.edu/MDD2021. This is the only in-person CAWT recertification workshop of 2021. The CAWT session will begin promptly at 8:30 A.M. and will include a program update, MPCA CAFO permit update, information on manure application timing, calibrating manure spreading equipment, tips for minimizing soil com-
down 0.1 percent from April and 0.2 percent below a year ago. Year-to-date, Italian was at 2.4 billion pounds, up 1.7 percent. American-type cheese, at 473.1 million pounds, was up 0.1 percent from April and 7.2 percent above a year ago. Year-to-date, American was at 2.3 billion pounds, up 6 percent.
paction and a safety walk-through. Similar to past CAWT recertification training, attendance will be monitored by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, please bring your CAWT license with you. See MIELKE, pg. 10 The afternoon field session is free and open to the public, beginning at noon. Registration is not required for the afternoon session. In-field demonstrations will begin at 1:15 p.m.. Exhibitors and vendors will be on site to answer questions and provide product information. Current exhibitors include Artex Manufacturing, Balzer Inc, Bazooka Farmstar and Soil Warrior. If you are interested in becoming a vendor or exhibitor please contact Brenda Postels, UMN Extension at (320) 203-6063 or post0060@umn.edu. MN, IA, SD, & ND AERIAL APPLICATION SERVICES This article was submitted by the Stearns County 952.451.7511 (CHIEF PILOT) • 952.452.1289 (OFFICE) Soil and Water Conservation District. v AERIALSPRAYINGMN.COM
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