Evaluating the Implications of the USDA AMS Final Decision on Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs)

The University of Wisconsin extension analysis reviews USDA AMS's final decision to amend pricing formulas for all 11 FMMOs, following a 49-day hearing and a producer referendum. It highlights faster skim milk composition implementation, a new marketing cost factor, nonfat dry milk make allowance changes, and Class I differential modifications.