# WCMA Board of Directors Approves Reform Concepts   for Federal Milk Orders - Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association

> The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association board approved six proposed reforms to federal milk marketing order pricing at an October 26 meeting. Proposals include dynamic make allowances based on USDA plant audits and steps to address volatility between block cheddar and barrel cheese prices.

- Date: 2022-11-01 · published 2022-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38840-wcma-board-of-directors-approves-reform-concepts-for-federal-milk-orders
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Changes to federal milk pricing formulas could alter how milk value is set over time, but the proposals are advocacy concepts with no immediate effect on supply or prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2022-03-11 | [Rationale Builds for Milk Price Reforms - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42417-rationale-builds-for-milk-price-reforms-cheese-reporter.md) | -0.1% | +7.6% |
| MILK | 2023-05-30 | [As Wisconsin continues to lose dairy farms, a national dairy group hopes to make milk more profitable - WPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36098-as-wisconsin-continues-to-lose-dairy-farms-a-national-dairy-group-hopes-to-make.md) | -6.0% | -7.7% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- wischeesemakersassn.org: https://www.wischeesemakersassn.org/news/wcma-board-of-directors-approves-reform-concepts---for-federal-milk-orders

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