Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act

# Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act Summary **What the bill would do:** This bill would expand USDA's existing dairy reporting system to require manufacturers to share detailed information about their production costs and product yields for all dairy products made at their facilities. The USDA would then publish this collected data in a report and update it every two years. Currently, the USDA only collects sales information from dairy manufacturers on a weekly basis. **Who it affects:** The bill primarily affects dairy manufacturers and farmers.

By making production cost data public, the bill aims to give farmers better information about what milk products are actually worth, potentially helping them negotiate better prices. Dairy manufacturers would bear the burden of reporting the additional information to the USDA. **Current status:** The bill was introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in the 119th Congress and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full Senate.