Mielke Market Weekly: Butter stocks stay the same, cheese stock build

Revisions added 37 million pounds to the original February 50-state estimate, now put at 17.7 billion pounds, up 2.3 percent from a year ago, after adjusting for the Leap Day. March cow numbers were up for the 14th consecutive month, totaling 9.468 million head in the 50 states. New Mexico, still recovering from winter storm […]

Mielke Market Weekly: Dairy product exports were strong in February

Dairy product price forecasts were raised on improving demand, both domestically and in international markets. Traders brought 55.3 million pounds of product to market, down from 59.2 million in the last event, and the average winning price was $4,081, down from $4,089. Skim milk powder was up 0.6 percent after inching 0.7 percent higher, and […]