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119-s-581119th CongressWALLET

Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act

Sponsored By: Senator Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

Introduced

Summary

Increased transparency in dairy processing costs would require manufacturers to report production cost and product yield information for every product processed in the same facility. The bill aims to give farmers and regulators clearer, facility-level data on how processing affects milk prices.

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  • Farmers: Would get public, facility-level data on processing costs and product yields, with an initial report no later than 3 years after enactment and updates every 2 years. This aims to clarify downstream cost drivers that affect farm receipts.
  • Manufacturers and processors: Would have to report production cost and yield information for all products made in each facility. The Secretary of Agriculture would define how cost and yield are measured and reported, expanding existing mandatory reporting.
  • USDA and the Secretary: Would collect the new data, publish an initial report within 3 years, and issue a report every 2 years thereafter. The agency would set reporting rules and decide how facilities are grouped.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New dairy facility cost reporting

If enacted, dairy manufacturers would need to report production cost and product yield data for all products made in the same facility. The Agriculture Secretary would decide how cost and yield are defined and reported. The Secretary would publish the collected data not later than 3 years after enactment and every 2 years after that. This would create a recurring public data set that could inform milk pricing while adding reporting work for manufacturers.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

    ME • R

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

Roll Call Votes

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