Dairy Market News Reporting Change Notice
Upon the conclusion of the October 2015 industry comment period and a review of industry responses, Dairy Market News (DMN) is updating the Dairy Market News Working Guidelines, effective Report 1, January 2016. The updates will allow DMN market reports to additionally include information and sales prices reported by individuals and firms functioning as marketing agents selling on the behalf of dairy product manufacturers. The Working Guidelines updates are intended to capture more information on pricing and market conditions and reflect the evolution of the marketing of dairy products. Currently, market pricing information is collected for first sale, f.o.b. producers’ plants or warehouses.
Link to current and updated DMN working guidelines:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/individual-dairy-market-news-commodity-reports