# Attention All U.S. Dairy Producers Impacted by Negative PPDs

> Dairy producers are being asked to sign a letter to the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association over depooling. Depooling has caused negative producer price differential deductions on milk checks, leaving some farmers unable to benefit from DMC and DRP risk protection. Signatures were accepted until April 5.

- Date: 2021-03-29 · published 2021-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48277-attention-all-u-s-dairy-producers-impacted-by-negative-ppds
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Negative producer price differentials reduce the net milk price farmers receive, which can tighten margins and affect dairy herd and feed purchasing decisions.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2020-08-05 | [Large Negative PPDs on Milk - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8832-large-negative-ppds-on-milk-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -21.0% | -19.2% |
| MILK | 2023-05-03 | [2023 Dairy outlook update - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35962-2023-dairy-outlook-update-dairy-producer.md) | -11.9% | -13.2% |
| MILK | 2023-10-31 | [2023 Dairy outlook update: Little margin improvement in 2023 - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33627-2023-dairy-outlook-update-little-margin-improvement-in-2023-dairy-producer.md) | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| MILK | 2020-06-30 | [Negative PPDs to Offset Milk Price Rally \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52775-negative-ppds-to-offset-milk-price-rally-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | +11.9% | +16.6% |
| MILK | 2022-03-01 | [Unwrapping USDA’s New Dairy Processing Cost Study and How it Could Impact Make Allowances \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42285-unwrapping-usda-s-new-dairy-processing-cost-study-and-how-it-could-impact-make.md) | +8.1% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- hoards.com: https://hoards.com/article-29920-Attention-All-US-Dairy-Producers-Impacted-by-Negative-PPDs.html

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