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Payment And Pricing Provisions Amended For Milk Orders
The U S Department of Agriculture amended pay ment and pricing provisions for three eastern federal milk marketing orders Massachusetts Rhode Island New York New Jersey and Connecticut The amendments effective April 1 were approved by two thirds of dairy farmers in each area through cooperative polling The changes fix monthly pricing for fluid milk avoid seasonal swings and add a seasonal incentive payment plan to recover producer returns during spring oversupply The amendments do not alter total annual returns to farmers The article also covers farmer opposition and a discussion by Glenn D Thrasher of the National Live Stock and Meat Board on market realities and consumer demand for meat products and packaging trends
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