Milk production peaked, cheese plants stayed busy last week, reports the USDA
Milk production peaked last week, cheese plants were busy and the dry products market showed mixed results, according to the USDA's Dairy Market News. Following is a summary of the report. Read the most recent Dairy Market News here.
FLUID MILK. For the most part, milk production has peaked across the country and is holding at high levels or declining at varying rates. Temperatures across the country are starting to heat up, but are not detrimental to cow comfort and milk output at this time. Over the past holiday weekend, surplus milk volumes were basically manageable with no significant difficulties in processing the milk reported. Class I milk demand, especially for school needs, is declining.