What Will It Take To Trigger a DMC Payment?

A Dairy Herd Management article

Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) has stayed quiet on the payout front for most of 2026, but rising feed prices and volatile grain markets could bring a different story for the rest of the year.

“Way back in January and February, we did get some payments, which was based on the really low milk prices we had in Q1,” says Katie Burgess, Dairy Market Advising Director with EA Risk. “But as the year rolled on, our milk prices moved higher, which then resulted in essentially zero payments for March through July.”

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