Jerry Cessna

Agricultural Economist
202-694-5171
jgcessna@usda.gov

Briefly

As an Agricultural Economist for ERS Marketing and Trade Economics Division, Animal Products and Cost of Production Branch, Jerry Cessna specializes in outlook issues for the U.S. dairy industry. He is coauthor of the Dairy section of the monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook report and various ERS research publications. Jerry is an active participant on the Dairy Interagency Commodity Estimates Committee, which produces both short-term forecasts and long-term projections

Background

Before starting his current position with ERS in 2014, Jerry was an Agricultural Economist with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service, Dairy Programs, for 13 years. During his tenure with Dairy Programs, he specialized in Federal Milk Marketing Orders, Research and Promotion Programs (informally known as Checkoff Programs), Mandatory Price Reporting, and the Dairy Forward Pricing Program.

Education

Master of Arts in Economics, Middle Tennessee University, 2000.

Bachelor of Business Administration, Baylor University, 1984.

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: March 2021 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: February 2021 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook: January 2021 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Monthly Outlook: December 2020 Prospects for Growth in U.S. Dairy Exports to Southeast Asia

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Growth in U.S. Dairy Product Exports to Southeast Asia Depends on Competition With Other Major Dairy Exporters Changes in Herd Composition a Key to Indian Dairy Production Managing Agricultural Risk Under Different Scenarios: Selected 2014 Farm Act Programs Historical Analysis of MPP-Dairy Suggests Limited Impact on Average Margins but Considerable Potential for Risk Reduction Processing and Marketing Blunt the Impact of Volatile Farm Prices on Retail Dairy Prices

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