The impact of the Midwest drought on grain production is affecting dairy producers in the Northwest.
The impact of the Midwest drought on grain production is affecting dairy producers in the Northwest.
Cash-flow has become a serious issue for many Northwest dairies, according to the Washington Dairy Products Commission.
Producers have been in the negative a good six months, said Robert Smit, a Lynden, Wash., producer and chairman of the Commission. Recovery is another year or two down the road,
The drought has doubled grain prices. Smit’s mixed grain has gone from under $200 a ton to more than $400 a ton, and he’s expecting hay prices, around $210 a ton now, to go to more than $300 a ton this fall.
Read more at Capital Press.
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