Milk Pricing in the United States
- by Donald Blayney and Alden C. Manchester
- 2/28/2001
Overview
Over the past 125 years, a complex system of both public and private pricing institutions has evolved to deal with milk production, assembly, and distribution. The pricing of milk in the United States is part market-determined, and part publicly administered through a wide variety of pricing regulations. This report examines the many facets of pricing milk as it moves from the farm gate to alternative users
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Full Report
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Frontmatter (Title page, Contents, Summary)
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Introduction
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U.S. Dairy Industry in Brief
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How the Pricing System Evolved
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The Milk Pricing System in the Future
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Glossary
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Information Sources
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Appendix A: Federal Milk Marketing Order Price Formulas
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