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Ample stocks of dairy products and higher milk production lead to a lower price forecast in April for all major dairy products.

The plant will have a capacity of 30 tons per hour of whole milk powder, equivalent to more nearly 10 million pounds per day of milk.

March cow numbers totaled 9.266 million head, up 86,000 cows (0.9%) over a year ago.

Dairy price supports and MILC payments favored by smaller Michigan dairy producers.

One big reason that cull prices remain so high, despite more dairy cows going to slaughter, is that total U.S. red meat production was down 4% in March.

Nearly 30 farm groups endorse dairy policy changes.

Even though dairy cow numbers were up last year, they weren’t enough to offset declining beef cattle numbers.

On a weighted average based on volume shipped, the hauling charges have not changed, averaging about 30¢/cwt.

On a butterfat basis, the milk equivalent ofof 2012 CWT exports is 1.280 billion pounds, or the same as the annual milk production of 60,900 cows.

Numerous safeguards prevent BSE from entering the food chain; Detection shows California dairy cow had atypical and rare form of the disease.