Pay Prices/Forecasts

     

The pay price/forecast information below is prepared by Upstate Niagara's Director of Pricing and Economics, Kim Pickard-Dudley. If you have questions regarding this information, please contact Kim at 1-800-724-MILK, extension 6475.

Other helpful pricing information can be obtained from the Northeast Federal Milk Marketing Order.

Updated 2/22/10

Milk Month
Base PPD/cwt.
True Protein/lb
Butterfat/lb
Other Solids/lb
Avg. WNY Blend Price per cwt.*
Jan-Dec 2008 Avg
$0.12
$3.8898
$1.5668
$.0555
$17.56
Jan 2009
$2.29
$2.3638
$1.2244
-$.0304
$13.07
Feb 2009
$1.37
$1.9139
$1.0941
-$.0437
$10.68
Mar 2009
$0.06
$2.1973
$1.1594
-$.0339
$10.50
Apr 2009
$0.23
$2.2009
$1.2049
-$.0043
$11.01
May 2009
$1.27
$1.7454
$1.2648
$.0336
$11.11
Jun 2009
$0.89
$1.7283
$1.2544
$.0723
$10.86
Jul 2009
$0.95
$1.6970
$1.2438
$.0949
$10.92
Aug 2009
$0.08
$2.1009
$1.2491
$.0962
$11.28
Sep 2009
-$0.24
$2.4243
$1.2226
$.1018
$11.87
Oct 2009
$0.18
$2.5584
$1.2752
$.1228
$13.00
Nov 2009
-$0.13
$2.6991
$1.4656
$.1524
$13.95
Dec 2009
$0.06
$2.8751
$1.5433
$.1727
$15.04
Jan-Dec 2009 Avg
$0.58
$2.2087
$1.2571
$.0612
$11.94
Jan 2010
$0.70
$2.7916
$1.4405
$.1946
$15.20
Feb 2010
$1.24
$2.6744
$1.4424
$.2012
$15.44
Mar 2010
$1.19
$2.4748
$1.4877
$.1761
$14.80
Apr 2010
$1.16
$2.3913
$1.4756
$.1555
$14.36
May 2010
$0.97
$2.4694
$1.4635
$.1349
$14.25
Jun 2010
$0.46
$2.6297
$1.4998
$.1452
$14.40
Jul 2010
$0.45
$2.6881
$1.5362
$.1555
$14.75
Aug 2010
$0.40
$2.7533
$1.5967
$.1606
$15.14
Sep 2010
$0.07
$2.9600
$1.6451
$.1658
$15.62
Oct 2010
$0.27
$2.9930
$1.7057
$.1684
$16.15
Nov 2010
$0.27
$3.0701
$1.6936
$.1709
$16.36
Dec 2010
$0.72
$3.0365
$1.5725
$.1452
$16.13
Jan-Dec 2010 Avg
$0.66
$2.7444
$1.5466
$.1645
$15.22

Note: Black, italicized numbers represent forecasts

* Blend price forecasts are for milk testing 2.99% true protein, 3.5% butterfat, and 5.69% other solids

Prepared by Kim Pickard-Dudley, Upstate Niagara 1-800-724-MILK