# FMMO facelift long overdue - Brownfield Ag News

> Economists and industry figures told a Senate subcommittee hearing that the Federal Milk Marketing Order system is outdated and needs reform. Cornell economist Christopher Wolf named the Class I mover and make allowances as priorities, while Agri-Mark said the current Class I mover has caused significant depooling and reduced producer revenue.

- Date: 2021-09-17 · published 2021-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45217-fmmo-facelift-long-overdue-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Calls for FMMO reform signal possible future changes to milk pricing, but no supply or price effect is immediate for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-01-29 | [Dairy economist expects offsets to new higher FMMO make allowances  - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26665-dairy-economist-expects-offsets-to-new-higher-fmmo-make-allowances-brownfield.md) | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| MILK | 2023-11-29 | [Milk Price Differentials Long Overdue for an Update \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33313-milk-price-differentials-long-overdue-for-an-update-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -4.7% | -5.9% |
| MILK | 2022-08-22 | [What happened What's Next: NMPF lays out FMMO modernization timeline \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40205-what-happened-what-s-next-nmpf-lays-out-fmmo-modernization-timeline-ag-proud.md) | +0.2% | -0.9% |
| MILK | 2018-12-26 | [Lots of good things for dairy in new farm bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61717-lots-of-good-things-for-dairy-in-new-farm-bill.md) | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| MILK | 2025-12-19 | [Lawmakers Eye More Farm Aid on Top of USDA Bridge Assistance \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21486-lawmakers-eye-more-farm-aid-on-top-of-usda-bridge-assistance-farm-policy-news.md) | +0.4% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/fmmo-facelift-long-overdue/

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