Dairy economists expect forage quality issues and rising
grain prices to impact milk production in the Upper Midwest and Northeast.
“Corn is now $4.50 a bushel, way up, and soybeans so we’re looking at higher feed costs and farmers have culled more cows, less heifers—you’re not looking at any big expansion in milk production this coming year.”
University of Wisconsin’s Bob Cropp says USDA is calling
for a slight increase in production this year and less than two percent growth in
2020.
