# Initiating Federal Order Reform - Cheese Reporter

> The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association and the International Dairy Foods Association petitioned USDA to begin rulemaking and hold a hearing on make allowances in federal milk marketing orders. The groups say these allowances have not been updated in 15 years while processing costs have risen.

- Date: 2023-04-14 · published 2023-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36570-initiating-federal-order-reform-cheese-reporter
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A make allowance increase would lower the minimum milk price paid by cheesemakers, which could affect farm milk prices. The policy outcome is uncertain because USDA has not yet decided on the petition.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-09-27 | [Milk checks reflect new Federal Order pricing - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23043-milk-checks-reflect-new-federal-order-pricing-dairy-star.md) | -2.0% | -3.9% |
| MILK | 2025-06-05 | [Federal Milk Marketing Order changes kick in - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24383-federal-milk-marketing-order-changes-kick-in-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | -7.2% |
| MILK | 2017-02-08 | [Back in the pool: DFA seeks flexibility in Northeast federal milk marketing order -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72655-back-in-the-pool-dfa-seeks-flexibility-in-northeast-federal-milk-marketing.md) | +0.6% | -5.4% |
| MILK | 2020-08-06 | [Demand for Cheese Declines, Prices Take a Tumble \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8833-demand-for-cheese-declines-prices-take-a-tumble-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.1% | -14.9% |
| MILK | 2020-06-30 | [Negative PPDs to Offset Milk Price Rally \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52775-negative-ppds-to-offset-milk-price-rally-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | +11.9% | +16.6% |

## Sources

- cheesereporter.com: https://cheesereporter.com/column/2023/04/14/initiating-federal-order-reform-2/

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