DMC Payment Triggered in August

A Progressive Dairy article

What started out as a level month in the first weeks of August, with income over feed cost margins holding steady, quickly deteriorated in the latter half as milk prices lowered and feed costs surged, in part the result of a lower crop yield forecast than previously predicted and adverse weather affecting the Corn Belt and the growth in milk production weighing on markets. All of this resulted in a Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margin of $9.34 per hundredweight (cwt), marking the third month an indemnity payment has been triggered so far in 2026.

For the full article click here