A dairy economist says government buying of dairy products has only been a part of factors this summer that’s led to price deductions in dairy farmer’s milk checks for the past three months.
Marin Bozic with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield government purchasing through the Coronavirus food box program caused a rapid increase in the Class III prices after the Class I price had been set for June and also led to the largest spread between Class III and Class IV cash cheese markets on record.
