# USDA Agricultural Service Releases Federal Milk Marketing Order Decision - Dairy Producer

> USDA's AMS released its final decision on Federal Milk Marketing Order pricing reforms on 12 November, which matches the July proposal. The changes update milk composition factors, raising the true protein factor from 3.1 to 3.3 percent and other solids from 5.9 to 6 percent.

- Date: 2024-11-14 · published 2024-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27406-usda-agricultural-service-releases-federal-milk-marketing-order-decision-dairy
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The reforms slightly shift regulated minimum prices between regions, with the net effect on producer milk checks expected to be neutral or positive, so the impact on prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-07-01 | [USDA Issues Recommended Decision Proposing Amendments to  all Eleven Federal Milk Marketing Orders \| Agricultural Marketing Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29262-usda-issues-recommended-decision-proposing-amendments-to-all-eleven-federal.md) | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| MILK | 2025-01-16 | [USDA Issues Final Rule on Amendments to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders \| Agricultural Marketing Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26516-usda-issues-final-rule-on-amendments-to-the-federal-milk-marketing-orders.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| MILK | 2025-02-01 | [Evaluating the Implications of the USDA AMS Final Decision on Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26672-evaluating-the-implications-of-the-usda-ams-final-decision-on-federal-milk.md) | -1.3% | -0.8% |
| MILK | 2025-01-25 | [Federal order final decision approved - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26520-federal-order-final-decision-approved-dairy-star.md) | +0.3% | -0.4% |
| MILK | 2025-02-24 | [Pricing Amendments to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26045-pricing-amendments-to-the-federal-milk-marketing-orders-everycrsreport-com.md) | +0.0% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- dairyproducer.com: https://www.dairyproducer.com/usda-agricultural-service-releases-federal-milk-marketing-order-decision/

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