organizing committee gave me as a working title, “Who Benefits From Regulated Milk Prices.” As I thought about this topic I … decided to flip the topic. Today I am going to speak to you about who would benefit from deregulated milk prices. Everyone … seems to know who benefits from regulated milk prices. The real question as we go forward in the near future is whether or …

This briefing paper presents some facts that pertain to the overall performance of the milk-marketing channel in New … One Market Administrator’s retail price series for Boston and the Compact or Class 1 announced raw fluid milk price series …

milk prices in New England are as much as a dollar per gallon above supply costs (Cotterill et al. 2002; Mohl 2002). Yes …, consumers are paying too much; but farmers are also receiving too little. They are experiencing the lowest milk prices in 25 … relationship between raw farm level and retail consumer level fluid milk prices (Wang et al. 2001, Cotterill and Franklin 2001 …

Agrimark then other non Agrimark farmers and cooperatives might not be able to sell milk to Hood. On this point let us hope …

Our recent meeting provided a factual basis for analysis of alternative milk policies. We analyzed the cost of … relation to costs, that the retailers net profit margins are excessive, and that consumers, if anything, pay too much for milk … milk prices when raw milk prices are low. Most conference participants, however, rejected the New York price gouge law as a …

Since November of 2002, the Food Marketing Policy Center has periodically conducted price surveys of milk in New York …, when coupled with data on the underlying cost of the raw milk, have shown that milk channel firms are continually charging … unconscionably excessive prices for milk. While it was originally believed that both processors and retailers were exercising market …

Last November, the Food Marketing Policy Center conducted a survey of retail milk prices in Connecticut, Massachusetts … aided in answering several questions regarding milk pricing in the region, such as whether prices varied amongst states …, channels, chains, and types of milk. Results of The November study indicated that milk prices in New England were high relative …

With the help of four University of Connecticut graduate students, two weeks ago I surveyed milk prices in 195 grocery … stores in southern New England and neighboring parts of New York. The average price for milk in Providence supermarkets was …, retail and farm milk prices have been near these levels for a year. According to Massachusetts Department of Agriculture …

testimony and to address the Committee on an important issue today. Milk pricing in New England and Massachusetts has been … contentious for several years because of two interrelated issues. Those issues are of low milk prices to New England farmers and … high milk prices to New England’s consumers. Figure 1 is a graphic picture of the problem. It gives the retail milk prices …

dairy industry within the context of the New England (Federal Order 1) milk market and the larger national dairy industry …, total annual milk production, and the price of milk. A milk price forecast for 1995 is also included. The paper then …