The Cost of Producing Milk in Connecticut: An Overview

Boris Bravo-Ureta, Jeremy Jelliffe (), Adam Rabinowitz, Joyce Meader (), Richard Meinert (), Joseph Bonelli () and Sheila Andrew ()
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Jeremy Jelliffe: University of Connecticut
Joyce Meader: University of Connecticut
Richard Meinert: University of Connecticut
Joseph Bonelli: University of Connecticut
Sheila Andrew: University of Connecticut

No 14, Outreach Reports from University of Connecticut, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Charles J. Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy

Abstract: The Spring 2012 letter to State dairy farmers from the Commissioner of Agriculture stated: -The Connecticut Dairy sustainability program relies on cost of production (COP) estimates, historically provided by the USDA -The Act states that when the federal pay price for milk drops bellow the sustainable monthly COP, farmers become eligible for financial support in the form of grant payments given on a quarterly basis -These grant payments are determined using the best available COP estimates-The USDA does not provide monthly COP estimates for CT, so numbers from the State of Vermont have been used as a proxy for CT -These numbers likely do not reflect the true COP in the State -This project was implemented to produce accurate COP estimates for CT dairy famers, so they receive the appropriate level of support.

Keywords: dairy; Connecticut (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2013-02
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