Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act
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Progress
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act, aims to increase transparency in the dairy industry by requiring manufacturers to report production costs and product yields to the USDA. The USDA will then compile this data into a report, which will be published every two years. This reporting requirement is intended to provide better information about the costs associated with dairy production and potentially contribute to fairer pricing for farmers.
Key provisions
- Manufacturers must report production costs and product yields to the USDA.
- Reporting applies to all products processed in the same facility or facilities.
- The USDA Secretary will determine the methodology for calculating production costs and product yields.
- The USDA must publish a report every two years detailing the reported data.
- The report will include information on production costs and product yields.
- The reporting requirement is effective three years after the bill’s enactment.
Who is affected
- Dairy Manufacturers
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Dairy Farmers
Notable changes
- The bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to include reporting requirements for dairy processing costs.
- It expands the USDA’s Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program to include production cost and yield data.
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