The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) appears to be moving ahead with a plan to boost raw milk prices by removing milk from the U.S. market.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) appears to be moving ahead with a plan to boost raw milk prices by removing milk from the U.S. market. The Arlington, Va.-based dairy producer organization has given some new specifics on how the program would work. Meanwhile, the International Dairy Foods Assn. has mildly objected to the program, while suggesting that a dismantling of the Federal Milk Order system would do more to help farmers without being counter productive.
Late last month NMPF announced that its membership had voted in favor of the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program. The three-pronged program is designed to decrease the U.S. milk market by about 4.6 billion pounds during a 12-month period. The voluntary effort involves farmers being assessed 18 cents per hundredweight to fund a bid-driven reimbursement for farmers who reduce per-head production, cull herds, or increase exports.