Pay Prices/Forecasts

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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 1/23/12

Milk Month
Base PPD/cwt.
True Protein/lb
Butterfat/lb
Other Solids/lb
Avg. WNY Blend Price per cwt.*
Jan-Dec 2010 Avg
$1.44
$2.3091
$1.8535
$.1777
$15.85
Jan 2011
$2.45
$1.7590
$2.0239
$.2002
$15.93
Feb 2011
$0.67
$2.5586
$2.2967
$.2310
$17.67
Mar 2011
-$0.20
$3.3024
$2.2859
$.2665
$19.20
Apr 2011
$2.44
$2.4984
$2.2113
$.2902
$19.31
May 2011
$3.20
$2.3133
$2.2497
$.3026
$19.72
Jun 2011
$1.91
$2.9807
$2.3702
$.3339
$21.02
Jul 2011
$0.30
$3.8292
$2.2511
$.3608
$21.69
Aug 2011
$0.47
$3.8305
$2.2985
$.3811
$22.14
Sep 2011
$2.09
$3.0282
$2.2005
$.4053
$21.16
Oct 2011
$1.32
$2.9211
$1.9592
$.4286
$19.35
Nov 2011
$0.08
$3.2341
$1.9508
$.4521
$19.15
Dec 2011
-$0.27
$3.3404
$1.7443
$.4683
$18.50
Jan-Dec 2011 Avg
$1.21
$2.9663
$2.1535
$.3434
$19.57
Jan 2012
$1.26
$2.7398
$1.7118
$.5056
$18.33
Feb 2012
$0.72
$2.5984
$1.7057
$.5210
$17.43
Mar 2012
$0.50
$2.6122
$1.6694
$.5210
$17.12
Apr 2012
$0.56
$2.6217
$1.6452
$.4850
$16.92
May 2012
$0.60
$2.6518
$1.6088
$.4438
$16.69
Jun 2012
$0.30
$2.7296
$1.6573
$.4438
$16.79
Jul 2012
$0.30
$2.8272
$1.7178
$.4232
$17.18
Aug 2012
$0.33
$2.8989
$1.8026
$.3923
$17.54
Sep 2012
$0.25
$3.0219
$1.8389
$.3820
$17.90
Oct 2012
$0.25
$3.0996
$1.8874
$.3820
$18.30
Nov 2012
$0.23
$3.1895
$1.8632
$.3820
$18.47
Dec 2012
$0.72
$3.0279
$1.8026
$.3820
$18.26
Jan-Dec 2012 Avg
$0.50
$2.8349
$1.7426
$.4386
$17.58

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