dairy margin coverage

Enrollment for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Ends April 29

Dan Dairy, Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), Marketing, USDA-FSA

Dairy producers are being reminded the deadline to enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) is April 29, 2024. This important safety net program provides producers with price support to help offset milk and feed price differences.  USDA’s Farm Service Agency has revised the regulations for DMC to allow eligible dairy operations to make a one-time adjustment to established production history. This …

Dairy Margin Coverage

Dairy Margin Coverage Program Provides Critical Support for Dairy Operations

Dan Dairy, Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), Marketing, Milk Loss Program (MLP), Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP), USDA-FSA

USDA announced that the August milk margin did trigger the eighth consecutive payment for dairy producers who obtained Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for 2023. That month, the income over feed margin was $6.46 per hundredweight with projected DMC payments totaling $120 million. So to date, dairy producers have received more than $1.2 billion in much needed economic support for 2023 and margin …