Milk Pricing
Milk price fluctuations cause considerable concern and hardship within the dairy industry. Appropriate measures of market supply and demand may be more reliable indicators for products and may be able to provide more stability in milk pricing. NASDA believes that consideration and possible adoption of alternative pricing mechanisms should continue throughout the pursuit of market order consolidation and reform.
An alternative pricing mechanism should eliminate milk price volatility and promote stability. Consideration should also be given to creating a market development mechanism as a risk management tool and to promote dairy exports.
Further, NASDA should be a forum for discussing dairy policy issues among the states with an aim toward developing a consensus within the dairy industry.