Wisconsin dairy farmers not yet getting brunt of market tumble

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Dairy markets have been tumbling for the last couple weeks but it will be at least another month before Wisconsin farmers feel the brunt of it.

According to the latest projections, Wisconsin producers will get an average of $17.10 for every 100 pounds of milk they made in December. That’s down 70 cents from November.

That may sound bad but officials say the decline could be as much as $5 over the next two months.

For now, Wisconsin’s December is about $1.20 higher than the national average for the 23 major dairy states.

The national price of $15.90 was down $1.20 from November.

California farmers will have the lowest milk prices in the nation for December at $13.50, down $1.65 from the previous month.

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