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The great Covid-19 milk dump is on
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cjd12000
Posted 3/29/2020 15:13 (#8149391 - in reply to #8147528)
Subject: RE: The great Covid-19 milk dump is on


candor ny
SUBJECT: COVID-19 Federal Milk Market Order Provision Flexibilities
USDA is prepared to take the following actions within the FMMOs when requested due to changes in supply
and demand based on impacts of COVID-19. Actions will initially be for the time period of March-May, as
needed. Any requests should be made to the local Market Administrator.
1) USDA will provide flexibility for the disposal of milk and limit the financial impact to producers. Milk
historically associated with a FMMO will be allowed to be dumped at the farm and still priced and pooled
on the FMMO. The pooling handler will need to notify the FMMO of any dumped milk.
2) Some pooling provisions, shipping and/or diversion limits, of individual orders may be adjusted to
accommodate changes in supply/demand due to COVID-19 responses.
3) Some fully regulated plants are having difficulty meeting the increased demand at grocery stores and will
be allowed to purchase milk from other sources such as a partially regulated distributing plant, provided the
additional milk is pooled and priced on a FMMO.
4) If a Producer-Handler loses their markets due to COVID-19, the FMMO will allow these entities to become
fully regulated and then revert to their Producer-Handler status once the market returns to normal.
5) If a Producer-Handler has the capacity to process additional fluid milk for consumers, the FMMOs will lift
the limit on the amount of outside milk the Producer-Handler can purchase as long as the milk is pooled
and priced on a FMMO. The Producer-Handler must still remain under the three-million pound production
threshold in order to keep its Producer-Handler status
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