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 6275.

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

Updated 5/15/08

Milk Month
Base PPD/cwt.
True Protein/lb
Butterfat/lb
Other Solids/lb
Avg. WNY Blend Price per cwt.*
Jan 2006
$0.33
$2.3994
$1.4684
$.1881
$13.72
Feb 2006
$1.00
$2.1220
$1.3469
$.1999
$13.20
Mar 2006
$1.27
$1.8836
$1.2596
$.1874
$12.38
Apr 2006
$0.66
$1.9238
$1.2343
$.1508
$11.59
May 2006
$0.73
$1.9115
$1.2582
$.1251
$11.56
Jun 2006
$0.32
$2.0790
$1.2436
$.1255
$11.61
Jul 2006
$0.82
$1.9807
$1.2228
$.1257
$11.74
Aug 2006
$0.95
$1.9050
$1.3008
$.1416
$12.01
Sep 2006
$0.09
$2.1346
$1.4191
$.1649
$12.38
Oct 2006
$0.67
$2.0775
$1.4149
$.2026
$12.99
Nov 2006
$0.32
$2.2383
$1.3852
$.2276
$13.16
Dec 2006
-$0.11
$2.4388
$1.3481
$.2564
$13.36
Jan-Dec 2006 Avg
$0.59
$2.0912
$1.3252
$.1746
$12.48
Jan 2007
$0.47
$2.4053
$1.3009
$.3183
$14.03
Feb 2007
-$0.03
$2.4125
$1.3112
$.4170
$14.15
Mar 2007
-$0.07
$2.4329
$1.3769
$.5257
$15.02
Apr 2007
-$0.13
$2.5212
$1.4657
$.6008
$15.96
May 2007
-$0.06
$2.9424
$1.5706
$.5791
$17.54
Jun 2007
-$0.43
$3.7059
$1.6457
$.5831
$19.74
Jul 2007
$0.49
$4.2068
$1.6110
$.5534
$21.87
Aug 2007
$2.25
$3.9412
$1.5872
$.4368
$22.08
Sep 2007
$1.86
$4.3929
$1.5101
$.2890
$21.93
Oct 2007
$2.62
$4.1695
$1.4092
$.2286
$21.32
Nov 2007
$2.02
$4.3081
$1.4077
$.2461
$21.24
Dec 2007
-$0.07
$4.7061
$1.4348
$.2637
$20.53
Jan-Dec 2007 Avg
$0.74
$3.5121
$1.4692
$.4201
$18.78
Jan 2008
$0.73
$4.4994
$1.3319
$.2097
$20.05
Feb 2008
$1.45
$4.0180
$1.3010
$.0803
$18.48
Mar 2008
-$1.17
$4.3331
$1.3604
$.0493
$16.83
Apr 2008
$0.73
$3.7579
$1.4748
$.0622
$17.49
May 2008
-$0.63
$4.0187
$1.5958
$.0766
$17.41
Jun 2008
-$0.16
$4.0581
$1.6198
$.0869
$18.14
Jul 2008
-$0.20
$4.1008
$1.6558
$.1075
$18.47
Aug 2008
-$0.33
$4.1432
$1.6918
$.1281
$18.71
Sep 2008
-$0.43
$4.2584
$1.7038
$.1384
$19.06
Oct 2008
$0.11
$4.1020
$1.7158
$.1487
$19.24
Nov 2008
$0.27
$3.9283
$1.7278
$.1590
$18.97
Dec 2008
$0.30
$3.9059
$1.5958
$.1384
$18.35
Jan-Dec 2008 Avg
$0.06
$4.0936
$1.5645
$.1154
$18.43

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