# Dairy farmer groups propose  Class III Plus for better milk pricing

> Four Midwestern dairy groups proposed a Federal Milk Marketing Orders change called Class III Plus. It would tie the Class I skim milk price to the Class III skim milk price plus an adjuster, remove advanced pricing, and aim to limit negative producer price differentials.

- Date: 2021-05-06 · published 2021-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47240-dairy-farmer-groups-propose-class-iii-plus-for-better-milk-pricing
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

If adopted, the proposal would change how fluid milk is priced and could reduce farm-level revenue volatility, but it is a proposal with no immediate effect on milk or feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2022-05-31 | [Dairy group seeks clarification on milk pricing changes \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41570-dairy-group-seeks-clarification-on-milk-pricing-changes-capital-press.md) | -2.9% | -3.4% |
| 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 | 2021-09-22 | [Changing market conditions don’t quell concern over Class I price formula - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45216-changing-market-conditions-don-t-quell-concern-over-class-i-price-formula.md) | -0.4% | +7.9% |
| 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 | 2024-12-20 | [Dry Whey In Class III Formula Remains Problematic - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27113-dry-whey-in-class-iii-formula-remains-problematic-cheese-reporter.md) | +0.2% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- hoards.com: https://hoards.com/article-30143-dairy-farmer-groups-propose--class-iii-plus-for-better-milk-pricing.html

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