MD_DA902 Organic Dairy Fluid Overview Report 38 - Released on September 24, 2021 ORGANIC DAIRY FLUID OVERVIEW Organic Milk Product Sales. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reports estimated U.S. sales of total organic milk products for July 2021 were 221 million pounds, up 9.0 percent from July 2020, but down 2.1 percent year-to-date. Organic whole milk sales for July 2021, 98 million pounds, were down -7.0 percent compared to a year earlier and down -1.2 percent year-to-date from 2020. Reduced fat milk (2%) sales were 76 million pounds, down -7.4 percent from the previous year and down -0.9 percent year-to-date. ESTIMATED TOTAL U.S. SALES OF ORGANIC FLUID MILK PRODUCTS July 2021, with comparisons Product Name SALES1 CHANGE from July Y-T-D Prev Yr. Y-T-D (million pounds) (percent) Organic Production Whole Milk 98 733 -7.0 -1.2 Flavor Whole Milk 2 11 113.6 112.9 Reduced Fat Milk (2%) 76 565 -7.4 -0.9 Low Fat Milk (1%) 24 185 -22.4 -8.6 Fat-Free Milk (Skim) 14 104 -18.8 -10.6 Flavored Fat-Reduced Milk 7 51 11.0 6.9 Other Fluid Milk Products 0 0 627.1 -70.3 Total Fat-Reduced Milk 121 906 11.2 -3.4 Tot. Organic Milk Products 221 1,650 9.0 -2.1 1 Data may not add due to rounding New Cheese Plant Location Finalized. A site has been determined for relocation and new construction of an established Northeast cheese manufacturing operation. The 480,000 square foot cheese facility will rest on 130 acres in Western New York. Up to 200 additional jobs are expected to be created, including the likely prospect of an increase in demand for milk from area dairy producers. Erection of the site is scheduled to begin within one year. Organic Cow Auction Prices. In a recent report from a Pacific Northwest livestock auction, organic cull cows traded higher than conventional cows. The average price for the top 10 organic cows auctioned was $118.23 per hundredweight, compared to an average price of $72.78 per hundredweight for the top 10 conventional cows auctioned. ORGANIC GRAIN FEEDSTUFF OVERVIEW National Organic Grain Feedstuff. This week, the organic feed corn market displayed moderate trading on good demand. Bushels traded 40 cents lower FOB with few forward contracts. Organic feed soybean trades are light with good spot market interest. The bulk of activity was forward contracting. Sources were unable to determine a trend due to scarce trading. The organic feed wheat market is steady, with light activity on good demand. Organic soybean meal and oil traded light, with firm undertones. All other organic grains interest were sluggish. For more additional information, access the link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsbnof.pdf Information for the period September 20 - 24, 2021, issued biweekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI DANIEL JOHNSON, 608-422-8605 Email: daniel.johnson4@usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN MARS (My Market News): https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov