S 581 · in committee · significant
Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act
- economy
What this bill does
- Dairy manufacturers must report production costs and product yield data to the USDA.
- This affects dairy product manufacturers and the farmers who supply milk to them.
- USDA publishes reports with this data starting immediately, then every two years.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would mandatory cost reporting to USDA help dairy farmers negotiate better prices with manufacturers?
- 02
What information would manufacturers need to keep confidential to protect their competitive advantage under this reporting requirement?
- 03
Could increased transparency about production costs and yields lead to higher milk prices for consumers, and how significant might that increase be?
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Sponsor · D-NY
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
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In Congress
2/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-13
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-13 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2025-02-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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