Milk in the Southern Michigan Marketing Area; Revised Recommended Decision and Opportunity to File Written Exceptions on Proposed Amendments to Tentative Marketing Agreement and to Order

Résumé

This document recommends incorporating a multiple component pricing system in the Southern Michigan Federal Milk Order. The three components to be priced are butterfat, protein, and a ``fluid carrier'' residual. The proposed plan includes adjustments to the producer protein price based on the somatic cell count of producer milk. The decision recommends changes in qualifying shipments from pool supply plants and would give the market administrator the authority to adjust the monthly shipping percentage requirements for a cooperative supply plant or unit of supply plants. In addition, the maximum allowable administrative and marketing service assessment rates would be increased to 4 and 7 cents, respectively.