Milk producers rebut criticism of proposed dairy program
March 03, 2011 | 06:17 PM
A study issued by the International Dairy Foods Association that criticized a portion of the National Milk Producers Federation's proposed dairy program was narrow and flawed, the NMPF said today.
The IDFA-commissioned study released last month, conducted by the Informa Economics consulting firm, said that a section of the NMPF proposal for a supply management program in dairy would have reduced the prices that farmers would have been paid for their milk between 2000 and 2009.
NMPF President Jerry Kozak said that the study did not take into consideration how farmers would have responded to market signals and altered their milk output.
NMPF also pointed to another independent study conducted by the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute that it said reached the same conclusion.
The IDFA-commissioned study released last month, conducted by the Informa Economics consulting firm, said that a section of the NMPF proposal for a supply management program in dairy would have reduced the prices that farmers would have been paid for their milk between 2000 and 2009.
NMPF President Jerry Kozak said that the study did not take into consideration how farmers would have responded to market signals and altered their milk output.
NMPF also pointed to another independent study conducted by the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute that it said reached the same conclusion.
- NMPF: Economic Impact of the Dairy Market Stabilization Program – Foundation for the Future
- University of Missouri: The Economic Impact of the Dairy Market Stabilization Program on 2009 Dairy Markets
- IDFA-Informa Economics: Regional and Farm Level Impacts of the Foundation for the Future's Dairy Market Stabilization Program
