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10 paź 2024 · As a rapidly increasing number of California dairy farms suffer outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, industry experts say it remains unclear just how the disease may affect the nation’s milk supply or...
11 lis 2024 · Dairy cow slaughter for the week ending Oct. 19 totaled 52,900 head, up 1,500 from the previous week, but 1,800 or 3.3% below a year ago. Year to date, 2,204,800 dairy cows had been culled, down 340,700 head or 13.4% from 2023.
16 wrz 2024 · Adding fuel to the milk price fire, confirmation has been made on three Central Valley California dairies of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Milk output was already struggling there, and generally milk output falls 10-25% in dairy cattle.
10 paź 2024 · As H5N1 bird flu outbreaks escalate across California dairy farms, the effect on the U.S. milk supply and prices remains uncertain. By October 9, California reported 93 outbreaks, nearly doubling in a week.
Class 3 milk prices have seen better days in the California dairy industry. The cheese market in particular has been quite volatile recently, and producers are disappointed to see prices on the decline this month.
Economic projections suggest California milk prices could rise 30-50 cents per hundredweight for producers across the state as the federal government regulates fluid milk processing in the state.
15 lis 2024 · The price forecasts for dry whey and nonfat dry milk are revised upward on tight inventories and strong international demand. The all-milk price forecast for 2024 is lowered to $22.75 per hundredweight (cwt).
