# Industry mulls improvements to milk marketing orders | Capital Press

> Industry participants are discussing improvements to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system after pandemic-era volatility. Proposals include simplifying pricing to remove negative producer price differentials and aligning Class I and Class III/IV timing. Changes to the make allowance, possibly indexed annually, are also under consideration. A merger between Dairy Farmers of America and Dean Foods was cited as a factor that could affect many farmers.

- Date: 2021-04-20 · published 2021-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47767-industry-mulls-improvements-to-milk-marketing-orders-capital-press
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Pricing reform could change how milk checks are calculated and make dairy hedging easier for producers. Any effect on prices would come only after formal rule changes.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2020-04-07 | [Mielke: Dairy industry calls for help \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5746-mielke-dairy-industry-calls-for-help-capital-press.md) | -1.7% | -16.9% |
| MILK | 2025-02-24 | [Pricing Amendments to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26045-pricing-amendments-to-the-federal-milk-marketing-orders-everycrsreport-com.md) | +0.0% | -8.4% |
| MILK | 2020-11-05 | [Change in Class I milk pricing proves costly \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50304-change-in-class-i-milk-pricing-proves-costly-capital-press.md) | -1.1% | -35.4% |
| MILK | 2024-07-15 | [Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Proposed Amendments to Marketing Agreements and Orders \| 89 FR 57580](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29418-milk-in-the-northeast-and-other-marketing-areas-proposed-amendments-to.md) | +0.5% | +3.6% |
| MILK | 2021-04-06 | [Dairy group wants inclusive discussions on milk pricing \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47766-dairy-group-wants-inclusive-discussions-on-milk-pricing-capital-press.md) | +1.5% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2021/04/19/industry-mulls-improvements-to-milk-marketing-orders/

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