This isn't technically related to us directly. But I thought this was worth sharing. It's an article that juxtaposes the irony of dairy farmers dumping MILLIONS of gallons of milk into sewage ditches while grocery stores are running out of it at the same time.
It's fascinating to see the complexity of an industry that is build over a single commodity, milk. And while most of us don't haul it, we do interact with plenty of customers that provide the packaging and other key logistics. But maybe a local dairy driver can chime in.
It's a three minute read that's worth your time. I think the first 2/3 of it is something we all understand. The tail end does drone on about regulations and subsidies.
Have a good night gents
Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by road_runner, Jun 21, 2013.
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Milk hauler here.
I've hauled milk in Phoenix and am now doing it in Tillamook Oregon and the two industries couldnt be anymore more different. In Phoenix, the Dairymen are limited on the amount of milk they are allowed to produce and that milk is already owned by CO-OP, United Dairymen of Arizona, even before it leaves the cow. It is then distributed/sold to a number of local creameries or Plants. All it takes is one of those plants to lose an account, like a local school district and suddenly you have several farms with nowhere to put their milk. Now, financially, I wasn't privy to ins and outside of how the farmers received payments in a situation like that. Farms are paid by the hundred weight, ie, every 100 pounds at the market rate for milk. There are certain situations where the farms would receive full payment for the dumped milk, but not on a level where the farm is dumping everyday. My farm that I served was producing 385000 lbs of milk per day, just out of ONE milk house and the had another on site that produced less milk, but higher quality butterfat in the milk.
My current gig in Tillamook, my company serves about 85 mom and pop farms that all produce and sell solely to the Tillamook creamery. The place is still in operation despite covid-19, but theyve laid off all non production personnel (with pay) and closed the visitor center. As the largest employer in town and also the biggest draw we have here, it's been scary.
But this particular creamery does select products and is the only one that does it, so currently, we dont anticipate any of our farmers having to dump any milk. I'm still learning about the farms relationships to the creamery as regards to how it was in Phoenix, but if there were any issues, they simply send the milk to another creamery, like the super plant in Beaverton or Pendleton. So I'm still working 60+ hours a week, getting chased by loose cows and driving a double milk tanker up goat trails and dont see any changes in the future....
I hope.
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