Economic Trends in Milk Pricing and Marketing

Authors

  • Robert A. Cropp Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
  • Edward V. Jesse Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19926523

Keywords:

dairy products, milk products, pricing, marketing, consumption

Abstract

This paper discusses several contemporary issues relating to the pricing and marketing of milk and dairy products. We begin at the consumer side of the marketing system, looking at trends in consumption of dairy products and their implications for dairy farmers. We then turn to farm milk pricing institutions, separately examining the current status and fate of the dairy price support program and federal milk marketing orders. Finally, we discuss an assortment of other issues that will influence farm milk prices during the next ten years

Cover image of the Second Volume of the 25th Conference Proceedings: An earl-morning photo of farmland. A small farm is nestled among rolling hills, fields stretching across a curving road that disappears between dark green trees. The barn is a cheery red color with a tin roof. Beneath the photo is the a statement of the conference's theme in white italics: Challenges of the Bovine Industry in the Twenty-First Century. Deep red background.

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Published

1992-08-31

Issue

1992: Volume 2

Section

Dairy Sessions