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Milk used for fluid (Class I) consumption generally receives the highest price and lower minimum prices are paid for the three classes of milk used for manufactured dairy products: Class II (yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, and other soft manufactured products), Class III (cheese), and Class IV (butter and nonfat dry milk).
In United States agricultural policy, utilization rates refer to the percentage of milk in federal milk marketing orders that is used in each of the classes: Class IV (butter and nonfat dry milk), Class III (), Class II (all other manufactured products), Class I (milk used for fluid consumption).
This classified pricing system requires handlers to pay a higher price for milk used for fluid consumption (Class I) than for milk used in manufactured dairy products such as yogurt, ice cream, cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk (Class II, Class III and Class IV products). The Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) does not include certain states ...
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Commodity [2] [3] Contract size Currency Main exchange Symbol Class III Milk: 200,000 lb: USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange: DC Cash-settled Butter: 20,000 lb (~9 metric tons) USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CB Non-fat Dry Milk: 44,000 lb (~22 metric tons) USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange: GNF Whole milk powder: 1 metric ton: USD ...
Raw milk has been in the news a lot the past few months. I’m also noticing more about herd share opportunities and dairy products made with raw milk. So, I feel compelled to write today’s ...
For fluid milk, the cream is usually removed and then added back in at a certain concentration, depending on whether the milk will be skim, 1%, 2%, or full-fat, Wiedmann says.
Class 1 included fluid liquid products; Class 2 included yogurt, ice cream, soft products; Class 3 included Cheese; Class 4 included butter, milk powders and Class 5 included exports under access, permits 5(d) subsidized exports. In April 2016, Ontario began to implement a new milk price (Class 6) and Manitoba did the same in August 2016. [20]