This week in DairyProfit Weekly: Dec. 24, 2012

This week in DairyProfit Weekly:

1) We’ll ‘C’ you in 2013: Christmas, Congress, chaos, cliff, contingency. A 2012 Farm Bill is looking less and less likely by year’s end.

2) November milk, cows: After three months of negative-to-steady milk production compared to the same months a year earlier, November 2012 U.S. milk production rose about 1%. Cow numbers also rose for the first time in six months.

3) DPW Trends: January Class I base milk price is down. Fluid sales’ news mixed, depending on adjustments.

4) DPW Numbers: 2012 dairy cow slaughter will top 3 million, highest total in 17 years. 

5) DPW Industry: Three Midwest co-ops approve merger. 

No DairyProfit Weekly next week: DPW takes it's annual Christmas/New Years vacation. We'll be back in 2013 – with a new name and a new look.

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