USDA Offers Assistance to Help Organic Dairy Producers
USAgNet - 05/22/2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces assistance for dairy producers with the new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). ODMAP is established to help mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable
feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic dairy industry. Specifically, under the ODMAP, USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is making $104 million available to organic dairy operations to assist with projected marketing costs
in 2023, calculated using their marketing costs in 2022.
"Organic dairy producers have faced significant and unique increases in their marketing costs, compounded by increases in feed and transportation costs and the limited availability of organic grain and forage commodities," said FSA Administrator Zach
Ducheneaux. "Without assistance, many organic dairies, particularly small organic dairies, will cease production, which not only impacts the domestic supply and consumption of organic milk but also the well-being of many rural communities across the country.
This program will keep our small organic dairies in operation as they continue to weather a combination of challenges outside of their control."
FSA will begin accepting applications for ODMAP on May 24, 2023. Eligible producers include certified organic dairy operations that produce milk from cows, goats and sheep.
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