2018 September Board Book

Dairy Review Volume 22 Issue 8 California August 7, 2018

August 2018

D AIRY C OUNCIL OF C ALIFORNIA R ECEIVES A UTHORIZATION TO C ONTINUE

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (Department) recently conducted a public hearing to receive testimony and evidence from the dairy industry and the general public regarding whether the Dairy Council of California (Dairy Council) should be continued. The Department must conduct such a hearing once every five years pursuant to Section 64320 of the Dairy Council Law (reference Chapter 1 of Part 2, Division 22 of the California Food and Agricultural Code). The hearing record substantiated that the Dairy Council is fulfilling its declared statutory purposes. Therefore, CDFA has authorized the Dairy Council to continue operating for five more fiscal years, through June of 2023. The Dairy Council is a State agricultural marketing program operating under the authority of the Dairy Council Law and under the oversight of CDFA. The Dairy Council is involved in activities that educate the public about the importance of milk and dairy products in a well-balanced diet. California milk producers and handlers fund the activities of the Council through an assessment of all milk produced in the state. For more information regarding this hearing, please contact Amy Uber of the Department’s Marketing Branch at 916-900-5018. For more information regarding the activities of the Dairy Council, please contact Tammy Anderson-Wise, Dairy Council CEO, at 916-263-3560. Sincerely, Milk Production Cost Comparison Summary for California 2017-2018 California Milk Production Cost Comparison, by Region, 2017-2018

Robert Maxie, Chief Marketing Branch

North Coast

North Valley

South Valley

California Southern

Statewide

Weighted Average

Quarter

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

2017

2018

Dollars per Hundredweight

1st Quarter

Total Costs

$29.08 $28.89 $15.76 $16.02 $15.41 $15.49 $15.41 $14.60 $15.85 $15.92

State of California

CDFA Marketing Branch ● 1220 N Street ● Sacramento, California 95814-5603 Telephone: 916.900.5018 ● Fax: 916.900.5343 ● www.cdfa.ca.gov/mkt/mkt Total Costs & Allowances*

Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor $31. 7 $30.77 $17.15 $17.25 $16.87 $16.78 $17.04 $15.99 $17.30 $17.19

* Includes an allowance for management and a return on investment.