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Milk Protein Products and Related Government Policy Issues, by Jerry Cessna, Agricultural Economist, USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Dairy Programs.  Released February 2004, this paper describes current government policy issues related to milk protein concentrates, wet ultra-filtered milk products, casein, and caseinates.  Email questions concerning the report to Jerry.Cessna@usda.gov.  
bullet 03-01 Analysis of Component Levels and Somatic Cell Count in Individual Herd Milk at the Farm Level, 2002.  Released in December 2003, this paper analyzes components in producer milk on the Upper Midwest Order for 2002.
bullet Milk Hauling Charges in the Upper Midwest Marketing Area -- May 2001.[PDF]  Released in June 2002, this paper analyzes milk hauling charges on the Upper Midwest Marketing Area, Federal Order 30, for May 2001.
bullet Market Structure of the United States Dairy Industry: A Federal Milk Marketing Order Study  -  In a report prepared by the Office of the Market Administrator in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Federal milk order marketing statistics for October 1996, 1993, and 1990 are presented to quantify many of the structural changes that have occurred in the U.S. dairy industry. The publication may be obtained by contacting the Kansas City Market Administrator office. Contact Robert Schoening at 913-495-9319 or Robert.Schoening@fmmacentral.com/
bullet Analysis of Component Levels and Somatic Cell Count in Individual Herd Milk at the Farm Level, 1998 [PDF]  - In a paper released by the Office of the Market Administrator in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rodney Sebastian presents the results of his analysis of milk components and somatic cells (SCC) in producer milk associated with the Upper Midwest order during 1998. In his analysis, Mr. Sebastian considered how seasonal and geographic differences affect components and SCC, the degree that changes amongst the components are correlated, the comparability of his results to previous studies, and the relative values of the components.
bullet Federal Milk Market Order (FMMO) Researcher - The FMMO Researcher is a directory of dairy industry research recently completed or currently in progress.  Entities are arranged alphabetically by research title within listed subject groups.  Each entry, besides the research title, contains the names of the researchers, the actual or anticipated completion date, key words describing the focus of the research, and a brief summary of the nature of the research.
bullet Study of Upper Midwest Order Producers by Size Range of Delivery (May 1998 with Comparisons to May of Earlier Years) [PDF] - In a paper from Rodney M. Sebastian, formerly an Agricultural Economist with the Federal Milk Market Administrator’s Office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he reports on a study of how the size of producers historically associated with the Upper Midwest order varies according to their May deliveries. Mr. Sebastian indicates that the long-term trend toward larger producer deliveries continues to be evident. He shows that deliveries and their rate of change over time varies geographically from highs in North Dakota to lows in Iowa. Finally, Mr. Sebastian offers that an analysis of the differences between averages and medians suggests that large producers, compared to most other producers, are increasingly exerting more influence on the average size of deliveries.
bullet Analysis of Hauling Charges and Producer Milk by Location and Size-Range of Production, Pacific Northwest and Southwestern Idaho-Eastern Oregon Federal Orders, May 1997, 1998, and 1999  - In a staff paper by Chris Werner, an Agricultural Economist with the Office of the Market Administrator in Seattle, Washington, he reports on his analysis of hauling rates and milk production associated with the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern Idaho-Eastern Oregon Federal milk marketing orders in May 1997-1999. For each county in which order producers’ farms were located in each of the 3 years, Mr. Werner computed a weighted average hauling rate, and the number of producers, producer milk, and producer milk per producer. Hauling charges and milk production for over 1,450 producers were used. Mr. Werner compared hauling charges by year, by State, and by milk production. From comparisons of these data, Mr. Werner concluded (1) hauling rates were slightly lower in 1999 than in 1998, (2) hauling rates were lower near large urban areas and areas of intense milk processing, and (3) hauling rates of larger volume producers were lower than those of smaller volume producers.
bullet Analysis of Hauling Charges and Producer Milk by Location and Size-Range of Production, Pacific Northwest and Southwestern Idaho-Eastern Oregon Federal Orders, May 1997 and 1998 - In a staff paper released by the Office of the Market Administrator in Seattle, Washington, hauling charges and milk production for over 1,500 producers whose milk was pooled on the Pacific Northwest or Southwestern Idaho-Eastern Oregon orders in May 1997 and 1998 were examined. It was found that hauling rates were lower near large urban areas and areas of intense milk processing, and tended to be lower for larger volume producers.
bullet 2001 Milk Production [PDF] - In its February 2002 Marketing Service Bulletin, the Office of the Market Administrator in Lenexa, Kansas, presents data showing milk production in 1990-2001, by State, and in total and per capita to demonstrate how milk production has changed over time and varied among regions.

Key Contacts

For more information, contact the Office of the Chief Economist, Dairy Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2755-South Building, Stop Code 0229, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-0229. Telephone: (202) 720-7091. FAX: (202) 720-2454. Internet: Howard.McDowell@usda.gov.

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