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2013 Dairy Outlook. Dr. Marin Bozic Iowa State Dairy Association Annual Meeting Waverly, IA Jan 16, 2013. The story of milk prices. El Niño: rain in USA, drought in NZ. La Niña: Dryness in USA, rains in NZ. The Kiwi Cycle (Change in Per Cow Milk Yield).
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2013 Dairy Outlook Dr. Marin Bozic Iowa State Dairy Association Annual Meeting Waverly, IA Jan 16, 2013
Owns land for forage Smaller Operation Higher Milk Price Lower variable costs, higher fixed costs Does not grow feed Large Operation Lower Milk Price High variable costs; low fixed costs Which Business Model Works Better? “Traditional” Dairy “Western-Style” Dairy
Iowa Mailbox Prices 2009: $13.04 2010: $16.41 2011: $20.25 2012: $18.31 2013: $19.56
Income over Feed Costs Margin • All-Milk ($/cwt) - 1.0728 x Corn ($/bu) - 0.0735 x Soybean meal ($/ton) - 0.0137 x Alfalfa hay ($/ton) • Feed ration per cwt of milk: • 30 pounds of shell corn, • 106.4 pounds of corn silage, • 14.7 pounds of soybean meal • 27.4 lbs of alfalfa hay
Subsidized margin insurance • Official name: Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program (PDMPP) • Two layers: • Basic Margin Protection – No-cost protection at $4.00 margin • Supplemental Margin Protection – Can buy up from $4.50 to $8.00 margin in 50 cents increments (called “Coverage Level”)
Supplemental Margin ProtectionPremiums for the first 4mil lbs • Supplemental Margin Protection Premiums (annual):
Supplemental Margin ProtectionPremiums for above 4mil lbs • Supplemental Margin Protection Premiums (annual):
DPMPP: What triggers it exactly? • Calendar year is divided into consecutive two-month periods • Average margin must be below the purchased coverage level in order for indemnities to be due.
DPMPP: What is the payment rate? • Basic Margin Protection • The difference between the actual margin and $4.00, except that, if the difference is more than $4.00, the Secretary shall use $4.00 • Example: Larry subscribed for basic margin protection. For Jul-Aug, payment rate was $1.14 per cwt.
DPMPP: What is the payment base? • Supplemental Margin Protection: • The difference between coverage level and the greater of actual margin and $4.00. Example: Larry also subscribed for supplemental margin protection at $6.50 coverage level. For Jul-Aug, the payment rate on supplemental was $6.50- max($4.00, $2.86) = $2.50
DPMPP: What is the payment base? • Basic Production History • Highest annual milk marketings in any 1 of the 3 calendar years before program sign-up • Used in Basic Margin Protection • Annual Production History: • Actual milk marketings of the participating dairy during the previous year • Used in Supplemental Margin Protection
DPMPP – how much does it cost? • Entry fee (annual): • Premiums for supplemental margin protection…
Dairy Market Stabilization Program Trigger: • Actual margins of $6.00 or less for each of the immediately preceding two months • Actual margin of $4.00 or less for the immediately preceding month
DMSP – what is the “penalty”? • Producer is not going to be paid for more than the greater of… • If margins were $5.00-$6.00: • 98 percent of stabilization base • 94 percent of the marketings of milk • If margins were $4.00-$5.00 • 97 percent of stabilization base • 93 percent of the marketings of milk • If margins were less than $4.00 • 96 percent of stabilization base • 92 percent of the marketings of milk
Expected returns in 2013 for 150 cow operation (as of 11/26/2012)
2013 Dairy Outlook presented at the Iowa State Dairy Association annual meeting Waverly, MN January 16, 2012 Dr. Marin Bozic mbozic@umn.edu Department of Applied Economics University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 317c Ruttan Hall 1994 Buford Avenue St Paul, MN 55108 You may download this presentation at http://marinbozic.info/