Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act
Sponsored By: Representative Langworthy
In Committee
Summary
Mandatory dairy processing cost reporting requires manufacturers to disclose production costs and product yields for every product made in the same facility, expanding which dairy products fall under federal reporting. It also directs the USDA to compile those data into regular government reports.
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- Manufacturers: Must report production cost and product-yield information not only for reported products but for all products processed in the same facility. This expands the scope of what manufacturers must disclose.
- Dairy farmers: Will see federal reports that include processing cost and yield data, with the first report due 3 years after enactment and updates every 2 years.
- USDA and statute: Amends Section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 by renaming "Electronic Reporting" to "Reporting", adding a new subparagraph (C) and a new paragraph (D) titled "Dairy products processing costs", and updating internal cross-references to anchor the new reporting framework.
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New dairy cost reporting for processors
If enacted, dairy product manufacturers that already report would also need to submit production cost and product‑yield data, as set by the Secretary. They would report for every product made in the same facility. The Agriculture Secretary would publish a report on this data no later than 3 years after enactment, and every 2 years after that. This could add compliance costs for manufacturers but improve market data that may inform milk pricing and farmer pay.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Langworthy
NY • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
IN • R
Sponsored 1/14/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/15/2025
Riley (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
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