# Dairy group seeks clarification on milk pricing changes | Capital Press

> A coalition of Wisconsin-based dairy farmers asked USDA to specify what is needed to hold a national hearing on changing federal milk marketing order pricing. The dispute centers on the Class I mover, changed in 2019 to an average of Class III and IV prices plus 74 cents.

- Date: 2022-05-31 · published 2022-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41570-dairy-group-seeks-clarification-on-milk-pricing-changes-capital-press
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The pricing formula dispute affects how fluid milk is valued, but a hearing outcome is uncertain and no immediate supply or price change follows.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-05-06 | [Dairy farmer groups propose  Class III Plus for better milk pricing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47240-dairy-farmer-groups-propose-class-iii-plus-for-better-milk-pricing.md) | -0.4% | -9.6% |
| 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 | 2019-07-01 | [Farmers give new dairy safety net a try \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4200-farmers-give-new-dairy-safety-net-a-try-capital-press.md) | +6.5% | +7.4% |
| 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% |
| MILK | 2018-04-10 | [USDA: California milk prices higher in federal system \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65653-usda-california-milk-prices-higher-in-federal-system-capital-press.md) | -0.3% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2022/05/31/dairy-group-seeks-clarification-on-milk-pricing-changes/

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