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1 week ago | 
farmersadvance.com | Lee Mielke
Lee MielkeFarmers' AdvanceA lot of eyes are on dairy product demand right now as the spring flush begins. Exports are strong due to low U.S. prices, particularly on cheese and butter, but they are suspect due to the Trump tariff tit for tat and falling U.S. dollar. We got a look back on February in USDA’s latest Dairy Supply and Utilization report which showed overall cheese use at 1.1 billion pounds, down 0.8% from Feb. 2024.
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1 week ago | 
farmers-exchange.net | Lee Mielke
Michiana's Popular Farm Paper Since 1926 Home > Markets > Articles Tariffs Are Likely to Impact the Global Dairy Markets Published: Friday, April 18, 2025 The following is from Lee Mielke, author of a dairy market column known as "Mielke Market Weekly." Tariffs remained the No. 1 subject on a lot of people's minds, particularly those in the dairy industry as the Trump Tariff Tit for Tat was changing almost by the hour. Tariffs were increased on all trading partners of the U.S. and response...
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1 week ago | 
farmersadvance.com | Lee Mielke
Lee MielkeFarmers' AdvanceTariffs remained the number one subject on a lot of people’s minds last week, particularly those in the dairy industry as the Trump Tariff Tit for Tat was changing almost by the hour.
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2 weeks ago | 
thefencepost.com | Lee Mielke
The so-called “Liberation Day” came and went, a name given by President Trump to implementing reciprocal tariffs that apply to all trading nations and added to recent tariffs on aluminum, steel, cars, plus all goods from China. Lucas Fuess, Rabobank senior dairy analyst, speaking in the April 7 Dairy Radio Now broadcast, said Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the U.S. and would be in addition to previous tariffs.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersadvance.com | Lee Mielke
Lee MielkeFarmers' AdvanceFebruary’s Milk Production report shows output at 17.725 billion pounds, down 2.5% from February 2024, however adjusting for the Leap Day, output was up 1.0% from a year ago, and the largest percentage gain in two years. The 24-state production, at 16.985 billion pounds, was up 0.9%. January output was revised up 70 million pounds in the 50 states, resulting in a 0.5% increase from a year ago, instead of the 0.1% originally reported.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmersadvance.com | Lee Mielke
Lee MielkeFarmers' AdvanceThe so called “Liberation Day” came and went this week, a name given by President Trump to implementing reciprocal tariffs that apply to all trading nations and added to recent tariffs on aluminum, steel, cars, plus all goods from China. Lucas Fuess, Rabobank senior dairy analyst, speaking in the April 7 Dairy Radio Now broadcast, said Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the U.S. and would be in addition to previous tariffs.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmers-exchange.net | Lee Mielke
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Dairy Herds Set New Productivity Mark in February
Published: Friday, April 4, 2025
The following is from Lee Mielke, author of a dairy market column known as "Mielke Market Weekly."February's Milk Production report shows output at 17.725 billion pounds, down 2.5% from February 2024.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmersadvance.com | Lee Mielke
Lee MielkeFarmers' AdvanceU.S. cheese prices have been falling, driven in part by the uncertainty of the tariff tit for tat, and yet they remain above year ago levels. Butter has also fallen but is well below a year ago. Both cheese and butter prices are below global levels. StoneX broker Dave Kurzawski admitted in the March 24 Dairy Radio Now broadcast that the tariff talk has contributed to the weaker prices however he said the main reason is weak demand.
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3 weeks ago | 
thelandonline.com | Lee Mielke
This column was written for the marketing week ending March 21. U.S. cheese prices have been falling, driven in part by the uncertainty of the tariff tit for tat, and yet they remain above year-ago levels. Butter has also fallen, but is well below a year ago. Both cheese and butter prices are below global levels. StoneX broker Dave Kurzawski admitted in the March 24 “Dairy Radio Now” broadcast that the tariff talk has contributed to the weaker prices. However, he said, the main reason is weak demand.
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4 weeks ago | 
farmers-exchange.net | Lee Mielke
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U.S. Butter, Cheese Selling at a Discount, Due to Tariffs
Published: Friday, March 28, 2025
The following is from Lee Mielke, author of a dairy market column known as "Mielke Market Weekly."U.S. cheese prices have been falling, driven in part by the uncertainty of the tariff tit for tat, and yet they remain above year ago levels.
