# FMMO Program & Fair Prices for Dairy Farmers | NMPF

> The article explains the Federal Milk Marketing Order system, which sets minimum prices paid to dairy farmers and covers about 75% of U.S. milk production. It describes USDA's oversight of 11 marketing orders and the system's role in providing market information. The piece also covers NMPF's policy positions on cooperative bargaining and pricing.

- Date: 2021-05-03 · published 2021-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47117-fmmo-program-and-fair-prices-for-dairy-farmers-nmpf
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The FMMO framework shapes how milk is priced across regions, which affects farm-level milk supply decisions. Changes to these rules can shift regional milk prices and the availability of dairy products.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2022-12-09 | [Farmers, dairy stakeholders found common ground at AFBF’s FMMO Forum \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38383-farmers-dairy-stakeholders-found-common-ground-at-afbf-s-fmmo-forum-ag-proud.md) | +0.8% | -3.3% |
| MILK | 2022-10-01 | [Milk mystery: As prices soar, dairy farmers plead poverty  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5117-milk-mystery-as-prices-soar-dairy-farmers-plead-poverty-globalnews-ca.md) | +11.4% | +10.0% |
| MILK | 2023-10-13 | [Economic Update: Dairy Forward Pricing Program has expired, for now \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33771-economic-update-dairy-forward-pricing-program-has-expired-for-now-ag-proud.md) | -0.4% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 2017-12-01 | [News for Dairy Co-ops - November 2017 - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4084-news-for-dairy-co-ops-november-2017-nmpf.md) | +0.9% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- nmpf.org: https://www.nmpf.org/issues/milk-pricing-economics/federal-milk-marketing-order/

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