# Weekly Digest: Dairy co-ops add support to NMPF petition | Ag Proud

> Several dairy cooperatives and farm groups filed letters supporting the National Milk Producers Federation's request for a federal hearing on Federal Milk Marketing Order reforms. The USDA AMS received the request on May 2 and has 30 days to respond. The digest also notes a June Class I base price decline.

- Date: 2023-05-18 · published 2023-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36096-weekly-digest-dairy-co-ops-add-support-to-nmpf-petition-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Possible changes to milk pricing rules could alter farm-gate milk returns over time, but the near-term price effect is uncertain until USDA decides on a hearing.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2017-10-04 | [Weekly Digest: MPP-Dairy late filing a ‘black swan’ option -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68589-weekly-digest-mpp-dairy-late-filing-a-black-swan-option-ag-proud.md) | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| MILK | 2022-10-25 | [Weekly Digest: NMPF endorses FMMO modernization provisions \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39269-weekly-digest-nmpf-endorses-fmmo-modernization-provisions-ag-proud.md) | +0.0% | -3.6% |
| MILK | 2020-02-12 | [Weekly Digest: California quota program sunset proposal forwarded to CDFA - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54736-weekly-digest-california-quota-program-sunset-proposal-forwarded-to-cdfa.md) | -0.4% | -4.2% |
| MILK | 2022-06-02 | [Weekly Digest II: ADC seeks answers on pricing concerns, hearing criteria - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6239-weekly-digest-ii-adc-seeks-answers-on-pricing-concerns-hearing-criteria.md) | -3.6% | -10.6% |
| MILK | 2021-06-02 | [Weekly Digest: Lawmakers target school milk, milk pricing - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5682-weekly-digest-lawmakers-target-school-milk-milk-pricing-progressive-dairy-ag.md) | -10.3% | -9.4% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/57621-weekly-digest-dairy-co-ops-add-support-to-nmpf-petition

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