Enrollment, Production, and Payments Updates
Review 2023 and previous program year reports.
Prices
Read the details on how the prices below are used in the DMC calculation.
A change to use premium and supreme alfalfa hay will be used in the feed cost calculation for DMC
| Month | Corn ($/bu) | Premium Alfalfa Hay ($/ton) | Soybean Meal ($/ton) | All Milk ($/cwt | Final Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) | Milk Margin Above Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) |
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| January | 4.10 | 226.00 | 299.25 | 17.50 | 9.69 | 7.81 |
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| Month | Corn ($/bu) | Premium Alfalfa Hay ($/ton) | Soybean Meal ($/ton) | All Milk ($/cwt) | Final Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) | Milk Margin Above Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) |
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| January | 4.29 | 242.00 | 316.97 | 24.10 | 10.25 | 13.85 |
| February | 4.58 | 243.00 | 304.78 | 23.60 | 10.48 | 13.12 |
| March | 4.57 | 242.00 | 303.80 | 22.00 | 10.45 | 11.55 |
| April | 4.62 | 252.00 | 295.03 | 21.00 | 10.58 | 10.42 |
| May | 4.64 | 277.00 | 288.75 | 21.30 | 10.90 | 10.40 |
| June | 4.47 | 244.00 | 280.70 | 21.30 | 10.20 | 11.10 |
| July | 4.29 | 245.00 | 259.10 | 20.80 | 9.86 | 10.94 |
| August | 3.96 | 222.00 | 284.36 | 20.90 | 9.38 | 11.52 |
| September | 4.00 | 221.00 | 301.05 | 20.40 | 9.53 | 10.87 |
| October | 3.93 | 223.00 | 300.68 | 20.00 | 9.48 | 10.52 |
| November | 3.98 | 216.00 | 330.87 | 19.70 | 9.66 | 10.04 |
| December | 4.10 | 211.00 | 311.93 | 19.00 | 9.58 | 9.42 |
| Month | Corn ($/bu) | Premium Alfalfa Hay ($/ton) | Soybean Meal ($/ton) | All Milk ($/cwt) | Final Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) | Milk Margin Above Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.74 | 274.00 | 378.40 | 20.10 | 11.62 | 8.48 |
| February | 4.36 | 278.00 | 363.63 | 20.60 | 11.16 | 9.44 |
| March | 4.36 | 271.00 | 362.17 | 20.70 | 11.05 | 9.65 |
| April | 4.39 | 260.00 | 357.68 | 20.50 | 10.90 | 9.60 |
| May | 4.51 | 276.00 | 388.65 | 22.00 | 11.48 | 10.52 |
| June | 4.48 | 256.00 | 384.10 | 22.80 | 11.14 | 11.66 |
| July | 4.24 | 237.00 | 364.30 | 22.80 | 10.47 | 12.33 |
| August | 3.84 | 236.00 | 343.40 | 23.60 | 9.88 | 13.72 |
| September | 3.98 | 227.00 | 346.34 | 25.50 | 9.93 | 15.57 |
| October | 3.99 | 236.00 | 342.85 | 25.20 | 10.03 | 15.17 |
| November | 4.07 | 235.00 | 316.18 | 24.20 | 9.91 | 14.29 |
| December | 4.23 | 230.00 | 303.63 | 23.30 | 9.92 | 13.38 |
| Month | Corn ($/bu) | Premium Alfalfa Hay ($/ton) | Soybean Meal ($/ton) | All Milk ($/cwt) | Final Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) | Milk Margin Above Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.64 | 328.00 | 482.40 | 23.10 | 15.16 | 7.94 |
| February | 6.80 | 324.00 | 500.53 | 21.60 | 15.41 | 6.19 |
| March | 6.67 | 314.00 | 484.40 | 21.10 | 15.02 | 6.08 |
| April | 6.70 | 315.00 | 457.25 | 20.70 | 14.86 | 5.84 |
| May | 6.54 | 317.00 | 423.58 | 19.30 | 14.47 | 4.83 |
| June | 6.49 | 310.00 | 413.46 | 17.90 | 14.25 | 3.65 |
| July | 6.22 | 288.00 | 443.15 | 17.40 | 13.88 | 3.52 |
| August | 5.73 | 282.00 | 438.80 | 19.70 | 13.24 | 6.46 |
| September | 5.21 | 288.00 | 411.07 | 21.00 | 12.56 | 8.44 |
| October | 4.93 | 278.00 | 416.16 | 21.60 | 12.16 | 9.44 |
| November | 4.66 | 271.00 | 464.27 | 21.70 | 12.12 | 9.58 |
| December | 4.80 | 275.00 | 440.60 | 20.60 | 12.16 | 8.44 |
| Month | Corn ($/bu) | Premium Alfalfa Hay ($/ton) | Soybean Meal ($/ton) | All Milk ($/cwt) | Final Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) | Milk Margin Above Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.57 | 262.00 | 421.21 | 24.20 | 12.66 | 11.54 |
| February | 6.10 | 266.00 | 480.96 | 24.70 | 13.72 | 10.98 |
| March | 6.56 | 269.00 | 493.98 | 25.90 | 14.35 | 11.55 |
| April | 7.08 | 271.00 | 476.70 | 27.10 | 14.81 | 12.29 |
| May | 7.26 | 274.00 | 441.28 | 27.30 | 14.79 | 12.51 |
| June | 7.37 | 277.00 | 445.93 | 26.90 | 14.98 | 11.92 |
| July | 7.25 | 333.00 | 467.87 | 25.70 | 15.78 | 9.92 |
| August | 7.24 | 343.00 | 510.90 | 24.30 | 16.22 | 8.08 |
| September | 7.09 | 342.00 | 473.94 | 24.40 | 15.78 | 8.62 |
| October | 6.50 | 348.00 | 468.68 | 25.90 | 15.19 | 10.71 |
| November | 6.49 | 331.00 | 436.75 | 25.60 | 14.71 | 10.89 |
| December | 6.58 | 327.00 | 462.85 | 24.70 | 14.94 | 9.76 |
| Month | Corn ($/bu) | Premium Alfalfa Hay ($/ton) | Soybean Meal ($/ton) | All Milk ($/cwt) | Final Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) | Milk Margin Above Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.24 | 206.00 | 439.24 | 17.50 | 10.60 | 6.90 |
| February | 4.75 | 211.00 | 427.28 | 17.10 | 11.13 | 5.97 |
| March | 4.89 | 210.00 | 410.02 | 17.40 | 11.14 | 6.26 |
| April | 5.31 | 211.00 | 413.36 | 18.40 | 11.63 | 6.77 |
| May | 5.91 | 226.00 | 421.03 | 19.20 | 12.53 | 6.67 |
| June | 6.00 | 230.00 | 378.18 | 18.40 | 12.37 | 6.03 |
| July | 6.12 | 232.00 | 365.23 | 17.90 | 12.43 | 5.47 |
| August | 6.32 | 238.00 | 358.21 | 17.70 | 12.67 | 5.03 |
| September | 5.45 | 244.00 | 343.55 | 18.40 | 11.71 | 6.69 |
| October | 5.02 | 247.00 | 325.43 | 19.70 | 11.16 | 8.54 |
| November | 5.27 | 246.00 | 358.73 | 20.80 | 11.66 | 9.14 |
| December | 5.47 | 253.00 | 399.53 | 21.80 | 12.27 | 9.53 |
| Month | Corn ($/bu) | Premium Alfalfa Hay ($/ton) | Soybean Meal ($/ton) | All Milk ($/cwt) | Final Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) | Milk Margin Above Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.79 | 210.00 | 300.11 | 19.60 | 9.15 | 10.45 |
| February | 3.78 | 210.00 | 295.28 | 18.90 | 9.10 | 9.80 |
| March | 3.68 | 205.00 | 312.38 | 18.00 | 9.05 | 8.95 |
| April | 3.29 | 209.00 | 295.39 | 14.40 | 8.56 | 5.84 |
| May | 3.20 | 211.00 | 288.56 | 13.60 | 8.44 | 5.16 |
| June | 3.16 | 201.00 | 288.66 | 18.10 | 8.27 | 9.83 |
| July | 3.21 | 192.00 | 291.25 | 20.50 | 8.21 | 12.29 |
| August | 3.12 | 192.00 | 290.18 | 18.80 | 8.11 | 10.69 |
| September | 3.41 | 192.00 | 319.99 | 17.90 | 8.64 | 9.26 |
| October | 3.61 | 194.00 | 367.11 | 20.20 | 9.23 | 10.97 |
| November | 3.79 | 200.00 | 387.83 | 21.30 | 9.66 | 11.64 |
| December | 3.97 | 203.00 | 396.68 | 18.50 | 9.96 | 8.54 |
| Month | Corn ($/bu) | Blended Alfalfa Hay ($/ton) | Soybean Meal ($/ton) | All Milk ($/cwt) | Final Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) | Milk Margin Above Feed Costs for DMC($/cwt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.56 | 201.00 | 314.92 | 16.60 | 8.89 | 7.71 |
| February | 3.60 | 202.50 | 306.83 | 16.80 | 8.89 | 7.91 |
| March | 3.61 | 198.50 | 306.38 | 17.50 | 8.84 | 8.66 |
| April | 3.52 | 209.00 | 304.26 | 17.70 | 8.88 | 8.82 |
| May | 3.63 | 213.00 | 297.52 | 18.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| June | 3.98 | 205.00 | 324.75 | 18.10 | 9.47 | 8.63 |
| July | 4.16 | 196.00 | 310.77 | 18.70 | 9.43 | 9.27 |
| August | 3.93 | 193.50 | 296.42 | 18.90 | 9.05 | 9.85 |
| September | 3.80 | 192.50 | 295.57 | 19.30 | 8.89 | 10.41 |
| October | 3.84 | 192.00 | 309.48 | 19.90 | 9.02 | 10.88 |
| November | 3.68 | 191.00 | 303.13 | 21.00 | 8.79 | 12.21 |
| December | 3.71 | 187.50 | 299.59 | 20.70 | 8.75 | 11.95 |