The reports on these web pages provide research and information provided by the USDA Office of the Chief Economist and Federal Milk Market Administrator Offices.

08-02 Milk Hauling Charges in the Upper Midwest Marketing Area -- May 2008. Released in December 2008, this paper analyzes milk hauling charges on the Upper Midwest Marketing Area, Federal Order 30, for May 2007.

08-01 Analysis of Component Levels and Somatic Cell Count in Individual Herd Milk at the Farm Level, 2007. Released in December 2008, this paper analyzes components in producer milk on the Upper Midwest Order for 2006.

08-02 Transportation Analysis for Producer Milk Associated with the Mideast Order – April 2007. Released in May 2008, this paper analyzes milk hauling charges and hauling distances for producer milk in the Mideast Marketing Area, Federal Order 33, for April 2007.

08-01 Analysis of Component Levels in individual Herd Milk at the Farm Level for Producers Associated with the Mideast Order, 2007. Released in March 2008, this paper analyzes the components levels and milk value of producer milk in the Mideast Marketing Area for 2007.

National Econometric Model Documentation (Model Calibrated to USDA Agricultural Baseline Projections to 2016) [PDF] Released April 2007, this paper documents an econometric model used by USDA-AMS Dairy Programs to support its economic analysis and forecasting responsibilities. The model is comprehensive, including the supply of milk, the allocation of butterfat and nonfat solids to fluid milk and the major manufactured dairy products, and consumer demand for milk and dairy products. Email questions concerning the documentation to Jerry.Cessna@ams.usda.gov.

06-05 Milk Hauling Charges in the Upper Midwest Marketing Area -- May 2006. [PDF] Released in December 2006, this paper analyzes milk hauling charges on the Upper Midwest Marketing Area, Federal Order 30, for May 2006.

06-04 Analysis of Component Levels and Somatic Cell Count in Individual Herd Milk at the Farm Level, 2005. [PDF] Released in December 2006, this paper analyzes components in producer milk on the Upper Midwest Order for 2005.

National Econometric Model Documentation (Model Calibrated to USDA Agricultural Baseline Projections to 2015) [PDF] Released November 2006, this paper documents an econometric model used by USDA-AMS Dairy Programs to support its economic analysis and forecasting responsibilities. Email questions concerning the documentation to Jerry.Cessna@ams.usda.gov.