Northeast Marketing Area–Federal Order 1

USDA Market Administrator 89 South Street Boston, MA  02111-2671 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 51478 Boston, MA 02205-1478 Tel:(617)737-7199 Fax:(617)737-8002   Albany Office                    302A Washington Avenue Ext. Albany, NY 12203-7303 Tel:(518)452-4410 Fax:(518)464-6468   Alexandria Office P.O. Box 25828 Alexandria, VA 22313-5828  Tel:(703)549-7000 Fax:(703)549-7003

Erik F. Rasmussen, Market Administrator

E-Mail:    Boston Office         MABoston@fedmilk1.com
               Albany Office         MAAlbany@fedmilk1.com  
               Alexandria Office   MAAlexandria@fedmilk1.com

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Announcement of Class I Price and Advanced Pricing Factors

Announcement of Class and Component Prices

Pool Price Announcement

Market Administrator's Monthly Bulletin

Monthly Statistical Report

send a request to KKelly@fedmilk1.com

• 2013 Federal Milk Order Price Information Release Dates and             Northeast Order Reporting and Payment Dates (PDF)
• Map of Differentials for the Northeast Order (PDF) Zone differentials for selected northeast locations.
• Northeast Order Language (PDF) Regulations for the handling of milk in the consolidated Northeast Order.  (Effective January 1, 2011)
• Policy Statements for Handlers–Northeast Order (PDF)-change effective June 1, 2012
• Listing of plants under the Northeast Order including location adjustments and qualified status (most recent month). Pool Plants (PDF) Non-Pool Manufacturing  Plants (PDF) 
• Northeast Marketing Area Pool Handler Locations - most recent month available. Map (PDF) and Index (Excel)

         Hearings and Proposals for Hearings

• USDA Issues Final Decision on Amendments to Milk Orders

• USDA Sets Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Mideast Milk Order
• Invitation to Submit Proposals for Consideration at a Public Hearing that May Be held to Discuss Amending the Pooling Standards within the Definition of a Pool Distributing Plant in the Mideast Milk Marketing Order
• Interim Final Rule - Class III/IV Make Allowances (Federal Register)
• Tentative Partial Final Decision - Class III/IV Make Allowances (Federal Register)
• Link to USDA Dairy Programs - Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearings

             Price Information

• Link to USDA Dairy Programs Price Formulas

• Advanced Pricing Factors (PDF) Announcement of minimum Class I prices and advanced pricing factors.

• Class and Component Prices (PDF) Announcement of class and component price factors.

• Uniform Price and Producer Price Differential (PDF) Monthly announcement of statistical uniform price and producer price differential.

• Class I-Retail Price Conversion Template (excel workbook format) This spreadsheet can be used to convert federal order Class I prices to retail raw milk prices for various size containers.

   Market Administrator News and Publications

• Monthly Release (PDF) Monthly release accompanying uniform price announcement.

• Market Administrator's Bulletin (PDF) Monthly publication of Northeast Order statistics and market information.
• Annual Statistical Bulletin (PDF) Compilation of tables providing yearly information about the operation of the Northeast Milk Marketing Order; includes highlights from the monthly Bulletin summarizing events that impacted the dairy industry during the year.

• Monthly Statistical Report (PDF) Monthly publication providing a year-to-year comparison of milk receipts, utilization by product, production, and prices for the Northeast Order. (Excel workbook format - current month only)
• Northeast Statistical Handbook (Excel workbook format) Compilation of monthly statistical data for the Northeast Marketing Area beginning January 1, 2000 through present.

  Handler Report Forms–Northeast Marketing Area

• Report of Milk Products Dumped or Lost - (fill-able PDF Form); Guidelines for Dumped Milk, Accidental Loss and Animal Feed, Classified as "Other Uses" - (Viewable as PDF document); Dumped Milk Handler Letter (Viewable as a PDF document)
• Producer Handler or Exempt Handler Report - (Viewable as PDF document), (Excel workbook format) for downloading.

• Payments to Cooperative Associations - is required by each pool plant operator that pays a cooperative association for milk received during the month.  This report is due no later than the 21st of the month for the preceding month's milk purchases. (Viewable as PDF document), (Excel workbook format) for downloading.

• Payments From Pool Handlers - is required by cooperatives that receive payment from pool plants for milk delivered during the month.  This report is due no later than the 20th of the month for the preceding month's milk sales. (Viewable as PDF document), (Excel workbook format) for downloading.
• Notification of Producer Change(s) - each handler shall report all producer changes in farm operators on or before the 9th day after the end of the month. (Viewable as PDF document), (Excel workbook format) for downloading.