Review of Existing and Alternative Federal Dairy Programs
Review of Existing and Alternative Federal Dairy Programs

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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Extract: Real milk prices 15-20 percent lower than in 1983 would approximately balance production and consumption under conditions projected for the dairy industry during the remainder of the eighties. Government purchase, storage, and disposal could effectively stabilize prices near this level, but these are wasteful means of raising prices and, thereby, enhancing producers' incomes. Other programs such as direct payments, supply control, and price discrimination can transfer income to farmers at less cost to society in the short run, but can lead to serious inefficiencies over time. Changes in the marketing order program to bring prices charged to processors and paid to producers more in line with the value of the services associated with the milk would contribute to the efficiency of the industry.

Federal Dairy Policy
Federal Dairy Policy

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 384

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Marketing and Pricing of Milk and Dairy Products in the United States
Marketing and Pricing of Milk and Dairy Products in the United States

Author: Kenneth W. Bailey

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2001-12-05

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 9780813827506

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How will the U.S. dairy industry look under deregulation? How has California become the nation's leading dairy producer? Why have consumers preferred the real thing over artificial dairy products? This book will help readers make sense of the American dairy business, whose complexities and eccentricities so often seem to defy understanding. On the brink of far-reaching changes in federal dairy policy, it gives a much-needed account of how market forces and government intervention drive the most regulated and complicated agricultural industry in the United States. The first comprehensive book on the topic,Marketing and Pricing of Milk and Dairy Products in the U.S. considers every aspect of this complicated puzzle. Looking at dairy products from milk and yogurt to butter, cheese, and ice cream, it explains supply and demand, dairy cooperatives, federal milk marketing orders and price supports, local and state regulations, and international trade. Finally, in a clear and compelling manner, the author proposes reforms that would benefit the dairy industry, especially a move toward less regulation.