$15.52 For September Milk
supplied handlers regulated
ALBANY, N.Y. Dairy farm- the corresponding month last under the New York-New Jersey
ers who supplied regulated milk year was $15.98 per hundred- marketing orders with
dealers (handlers) under the weight. 934,551,043 pounds of milk dur-
New York-New Jersey market- The price was $14.16 in ing September 1999. This was a
ing orders during September August 1999. The uniform price decrease of 0.2 percent (about 2
1999 will be paid by handlers on is a marketwide weighted aver- million pounds) from last year,
the basis of a uniform price of age of the value of farm milk The gross value to dairy farmers
$15.52 per hundredweight (33.4 used for fluid and manufactured for milk deliveries was
cents per quart); the price for dairy products. $146,120,279.12. This included
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differentials required to be paid
to dairy farmers but not premi
ums, deductions authorized by
the farmer, or assessments.
Regulated handlers used
386,272,090 pounds of milk for
Class 1,41.3 percent of the total.
This milk is used for fluid milk
products such as homogenized,
flavored, low test, and skim
milks. For September 1999, han
dlers paid $16.01 per hundred
weight (34.4 cents per quart) for
Class I milk compared with
$17.19 a year ago.
Handlers used 155,665,779
pounds of milk for Class II prod
ucts, 16.7 percent of the total.
Class II products include fluid
cream, eggnog, ricotta and cot
tage cheeses, ice cream, and
yogurt. Handlers paid $13.89
per hundredweight for this milk.
Milk used to manufacture
Class 111 products including but
ter, cheese (other than ricotta
and cottage cheeses), and whole
milk powder totaled 363,649,061
pounds (38.9 percent of the
total). Handlers paid $16.32 per
hundredweight for this milk.
Milk used to manufacture
nonfat dry milk (Class HI-A)
totaled 28,964,113 pounds (3.1
percent of the total). Handlers
paid $12.43 per hundredweight
for this milk.
The uniform price is based on
milk containing 3.5 percent but
terfat. For September 1999,
there was a price differential of
12.6 cents for each one-tenth of
one percent that the milk tested
above or below the 3.5 percent
standard.
All prices quoted are for bulk
tank milk received from farms
in the 201-210 mile zone from
New York City.
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Chester County Cooperative
Extension Annual Meeting,
East Brandywine Fire Hall,
Guthriesville, 7 p.m.
Bradford County DHIA $s In Your
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Ag Service School, Oakhurst Tea
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Dairy Management Conference,
Lighthouse Restaurant, 10
ajn.-3 p.m.
Berks County 4-H Recognition
Night, Berks County Ag Cen
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10-Point Dairy Quality Assurance
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Daily Management Conference,
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