The Downside and Upside of Increasing Exports
The prior posts covered how the U.S. is becoming a dairy exporter. The biggest change is in exports of cheese and butter. The impact on farmer protein and butterfat prices is significant. To become a dairy exporter, prices must be competitive with other international dairy exporters. To build these exports, lower prices than the competition […]
The U.S. is becoming a Major Dairy Exporter
The U.S. is quickly becoming a major dairy exporter. Cheese exports lead the exporting increases. Cheese uses nearly two thirds of U.S. milk, and other dairy categories are also increasing exports. Table I below shows the current levels of production, exports and imports. Clearly. cheese is the leader. The growth and trends of these […]
Producer Prices for Cheese are Lower, But Retail Prices Have Not Changed.
The prior post provided detail on cheese prices, domestic consumption and growing cheese exports. This post will go deeper. The cheese prices covered are for Cheddar cheese. Cheddar cheese prices are used to calculate protein prices for producers. Most cheese exports are also Cheddar cheese. Domestic consumption of cheese is growing at 1.3% annually. Exports […]
Why is Dairy Changing so Fast?
The latter part of this post will cover the huge and fast changes that are occurring in the dairy industry. Its really all about cheese production and exports. The European countries have a very strong lead in cheese exports. In 2025 the major European countries exported over $33 billion dollars of cheese. The U.S. exported […]
Life is Always Changing and so is Dairy Industry.
As mentioned in prior posts, capitalism is harsh, but it is also effective for future improvement and success. The dairy industry is changing rapidity, and the changes can be harsh. The U.S. dairy industry is in the process of major changes, and the impact of traditional processes cannot survive. This post will focus on dairy […]
Long -Term View of Component Prices
Many prior posts from this Blog Spot and other sources have expressed the problem for dairy farmers with the low price of components and the high price of feed, employees, and other expenses. This post will cover a long review of dairy component values. Long-Term in this post means the trends cover 27 years. Chart […]
Fluid Milk – Is it Growing or Shrinking?
Many prior posts covered the issue of “Too Many Cows and Too Much Milk.” The biggest problem is that domestic consumption of cheese is not growing, but cheese production is growing. This post will cover changes in fluid milk consumption. After many years of declining consumption, fluid milk consumption has now leveled out (Chart I). […]
Too Many Cows and Too Much Milk – and it’s Getting Worse!
Prices for producer milk are low. The primary factors are low butterfat and protein prices. What is causing this? Too many cows and too much milk. This post will show where these trends are going. Cow numbers are still increasing, not decreasing. Milk per cow is improving, contributing to too much milk. Milk production is […]
What is Causing Financial Volatility in the Dairy Industry? Digging Deeper – Part II
Part I of this analysis covered the extreme volatility in producer milk prices. The volatility of income on dairy farms makes for difficult financial issues. Managing the extreme financial issues detracts from the implementation best practices. The final Chart in Part I is shown below. Every month the revenue changes. Between March 2023 and […]
What is Causing Volatility in the Dairy Industry? Digging Deeper – Part I
The June 18, 2026, post to this site covered the volatility of producer prices. Diary milk production has always been a volatile business. When the milk came from small farms, life was always up and down as the price of crops, milk, eggs, etc. varied. Diary today has become a business with huge farms, technology, […]
