# Pennsylvania Milk Board Explains Why It Dropped Over-Order Premium

> The Pennsylvania Milk Board explained in a November 4 order why it let the state's dairy over-order premium lapse over the summer. The board said the premium was funded by consumers but mainly benefited fluid processors, and that declining fluid consumption and long-distance milk hauling had undercut its effectiveness.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T21:07:03.793Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82380-pennsylvania-milk-board-explains-why-it-dropped-over-order-premium
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

This is a state-level pricing policy affecting farmers who sell milk for fluid use in Pennsylvania. It has little direct effect on national milk powder or feed ingredient prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-05-30 | [Dairy markets: milk prices on the rise in Europe - 30 May 2018 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9763-dairy-markets-milk-prices-on-the-rise-in-europe-30-may-2018-premium.md) | +0.6% | +0.3% |
| MILK | 2022-11-01 | [WCMA Board of Directors Approves Reform Concepts   for Federal Milk Orders - Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38840-wcma-board-of-directors-approves-reform-concepts-for-federal-milk-orders.md) | -4.2% | -9.1% |
| MILK | 2021-04-20 | [Industry mulls improvements to milk marketing orders \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47767-industry-mulls-improvements-to-milk-marketing-orders-capital-press.md) | -0.1% | +6.7% |
| MILK | 2025-09-27 | [Milk checks reflect new Federal Order pricing - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23043-milk-checks-reflect-new-federal-order-pricing-dairy-star.md) | -2.0% | -3.9% |
| MILK | 2020-01-25 | [Will $20 milk derail federal orders reform?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55250-will-20-milk-derail-federal-orders-reform.md) | 0.0% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- lancasterfarming.com: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/dairy/pennsylvania-milk-board-explains-why-it-dropped-over-order-premium/article_adda7444-8d64-4dd5-963c-dede36c53312.html

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