Dairy and Dairy Products Law

Price Regulation - Federal

Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) are geographical areas under area-specific marketing regulation. There are eleven FMMOs that are regulated and implemented by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Each FMMO is unique to the regulated area. This heading offers primary and secondary resources defining, explaining and discussing FMMOs in various capacities.

Current Federal Milk Marketing Orders

The AMS website is a comprehensive resource tool for FMMOs. AMS has compiled federal milk prices rules and regulations, misc. FMMO resources, and helpful reports for dairy producers. The sources below follow the AMS website flow.

Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) 

• Milk Market Administrator Websites 
  • California Marketing Area (FMMO 51) 
  • Pacific Northwest & Arizona Marketing Areas (FMMO 124 & 131) 
  • Southwest Marketing Area (FMMO 126) 
  • Central Marketing Area (FMMO 32) 
  • Upper Midwest Marketing Area (FMMO 30) 
  • Florida & Southeast Marketing Areas (FMMO 6 & 7) 
  • Mideast Marketing Area (FMMO 33) 
  • Appalachian Marketing Area (FMMO 5) 
  • Northeast Marketing Area (FMMO 1) 
  • Federal Milk Marketing Order Chart 
• Milk Marketing Order Statistics 
• Qualification of Milk Marketing Cooperative Associations 
  • List of Qualified Cooperative Milk Marketing Associations 
  • Application for Qualification of Cooperative Milk Marketing Association 
  • Annual Report of Cooperative Milk Association 
  • Capper-Volstead Act 
• Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform Documents
• Current FMMO Regulations for Milk Marketing Agreements and Orders (C.F.R. Title 7, Subtitle B, Chapter X) 

USDA – Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 

• AMS Dairy Program
• USDA Market News 
  • Dairy Market News 
• Rules & Regulations 
  • Proposed Rules 
  • Dairy Forward Contracting  
  • Dairy Mandatory Market Reports 
• AMS Services 
• AMS Resources 
  • An Overview of the Federal Milk Marketing Order Program (2019) 
• Commodity Procurement 

Historical and Other Resources

This subheading dives further into primary and secondary resources discussing FMMOs.  Primary resources include active FMMO rules and regulations. Secondary sources include misc. formal milk marketing hearings and publications. 

FMMO National Hearing Transcripts:

• California Milk Marketing Order Hearing – 2015
• National Producer Handler Hearing Transcripts – 2009
• Hearings on Class III and IV Prices – 2007
• Supplemental Testimony of International Dairy Foods Association – 2007
• Hearings on Class I & II Price Formulas National Hearing – 2006
• Hearings on Class III & IV Make Allowances – 2006
• Hearings on Class I Definition National Hearing – 2005
• Proposed Amendments to Tentative Milk Marketing Agreement and Order – 2004
• Hearings on Class III & IV Classification National Hearing Northeast et al. – 2003 
• Milk Order Amendment Hearing – 2001
• Hearings on Class III and IV Prices Hearing – 2000

Publications