AMS seeks comments about changes to Dairy Market News reporting
Submit comments by May 23.
In a letter to subscribers dated April 21, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is requesting comments regarding existing reporting guidelines and market coverage of all Dairy Market News reporting programs. AMS has administered DMN for more than 70 years.
In its letter, AMS states:
Comments should clearly include the commenter’s position on current product specifications, product coverage, or reporting guidelines. Any justification for proposed changes and relevant information to support those views should be included. Due to recent industry requests, AMS is particularly interested in adding and/or adjusting market coverage for selected dairy products. Three key areas of interest are:
• adding market coverage of skim milk powder (SMP)
• including resale prices in market price series
• evaluating lactose mesh size in market price series