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     Organic Dairy Fluid Overview

     Report 24 - Released on June 14, 2019

     ORGANIC DAIRY FLUID OVERVIEW

     Organic Milk Product Sales. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reports estimated total
     U.S. sales of fluid milk products. Total sales of organic milk products for April 2019, 176
      million pounds, declined 16.5 percent from April 2018 and dwindled 7.4 percent compared
     with the same January-April period last year. Total organic whole milk sales for April
     2019, 75 million pounds were down 13.2 percent compared with April last year and 1.6
     percent lower, compared to year-to-date 2018.

     ESTIMATED TOTAL U.S. SALES OF FLUID MILK PRODUCTS,
     April 2019, WITH COMPARISONS1/

                                       Sales2/            Percent
     Product Name                      Mil Lbs.           Change4/
                                    April   Y-T-D    Prev Yr.  Y-T-D

     ORGANIC PRODUCTION PRACTICE

     Whole Milk                      75     347      -13.2     -1.6

     Reduced Fat Milk (2%)           54     255      -18.7     -8.0
     Low Fat Milk (1%)               27     117      -11.1     -7.4
     Fat-Free Milk (Skim)            14      62      -21.7    -23.6
     Flavored Fat-Reduced Milk        5      27      -40.0    -23.9
     Other Fluid Milk Products        0       0      -49.4    -32.4
     Total Fat-Reduced Milk 3/      101     460      -18.8    -11.4
     Tot. Organic Milk Products     176     807      -16.5     -7.4

     Dairy Safety Net Program. The USDA has announced that enrollment begins June 17, 2019 for
     the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, which is the cornerstone program of the dairy
     safety net that helps dairy producers manage the volatility of milk and feed prices. The
     program is operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture¶s Farm Service Agency (FSA).

     Organic Cow Auction Prices. A June 13, 2019 organic slaughter cow report from a livestock
     auction yard in the Northwest noted organic cows, traded abnormally lower than conventional
     cows. The average price paid for top 10 organic cows auctioned was $44.47 per cwt, compared
     to the average top 10 conventional cow price, $67.27 per cwt.

     Crop Planting Updates. According to the NASS Crop Progress report, released June 10, 2019,
     83 percent of the corn has been planted in the 18 states. Only North Carolina and Texas show
     100 percent of state acres now planted. Soybean planted acres are at 60 percent, below the
     five-year average of 88 percent.

     Information for the period June 3 - 14, 2019, issued biweekly

     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     DANIEL JOHNSON, 608-422-8605
     Email: daniel.johnson4@usda.gov

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