# Economic analysis shows California FMMO  is positive for most dairy producers - Progressive Dairy | Ag Proud

> USDA's proposed Federal Milk Marketing Order for California has moved toward a final decision, with comments due May 15. An economic analysis finds the order positive for most dairy producers, and a state-run payment system will handle California's quota milk. Producer approval requires a two-thirds vote, and the proposal is expected to pass.

- Date: 2017-05-26 · published 2017-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71155-economic-analysis-shows-california-fmmo-is-positive-for-most-dairy-producers
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Bringing California under federal pricing could change minimum milk prices and producer returns in the largest US milk state, which may affect regional milk supply over time.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2020-02-12 | [Weekly Digest: California quota program sunset proposal forwarded to CDFA - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54736-weekly-digest-california-quota-program-sunset-proposal-forwarded-to-cdfa.md) | -0.4% | -4.2% |
| MILK | 2018-05-02 | [May dairy economic update: MPP-Dairy can provide guaranteed payments, positive program cash flow at highest margin -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5127-may-dairy-economic-update-mpp-dairy-can-provide-guaranteed-payments-positive.md) | +5.1% | +4.5% |
| 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 | 2022-06-02 | [Weekly Digest II: ADC seeks answers on pricing concerns, hearing criteria - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6239-weekly-digest-ii-adc-seeks-answers-on-pricing-concerns-hearing-criteria.md) | -3.6% | -10.6% |
| MILK | 2021-06-11 | [What happened? What’s next? - Is the market fixing itself? - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46753-what-happened-what-s-next-is-the-market-fixing-itself-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | +0.5% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/28095-economic-analysis-shows-california-fmmo-is-positive-for-most-dairy-producers

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