# USDA Releases Cost of Dairy Processing Study, Will Host a Webinar on the Study | Agricultural Marketing Service

> USDA released a Cost of Processing Study for cheese, whey, butter and nonfat dry milk plants, conducted by Dr. Mark Stephenson at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The study estimates manufacturing costs for the products used in Federal milk marketing order price formulas, and USDA will hold a webinar on it on February 23.

- Date: 2022-02-14 · published 2022-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42728-usda-releases-cost-of-dairy-processing-study-will-host-a-webinar-on-the-study
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The study may prompt changes to the Federal order price formulas that set milk prices. Any such change would affect how dairy processors and farmers are paid for milk.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-10-19 | [Canada: Dairy and Products Annual \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44540-canada-dairy-and-products-annual-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| MILK | 2017-07-15 | [Dairy Report
Compiled by USDA Market News Service • Madison, Wis. \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69996-dairy-report-compiled-by-usda-market-news-service-madison-wis-capital-press.md) | -0.8% | +5.4% |
| MILK | 2022-07-25 | [World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate Report Released by USDA - Cowsmo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40489-world-agricultural-supply-and-demand-estimate-report-released-by-usda-cowsmo.md) | 0.0% | -10.8% |
| MILK | 2019-07-01 | [Mailbox milk prices: What do they tell us? - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4203-mailbox-milk-prices-what-do-they-tell-us-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | +6.5% | +7.4% |
| MILK | 2026-03-17 | [USDA Raises 2026 Milk Price Forecast as Dairy Production Grows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20166-usda-raises-2026-milk-price-forecast-as-dairy-production-grows.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- ams.usda.gov: https://www.ams.usda.gov/content/usda-releases-cost-dairy-processing-study-will-host-webinar-study

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