USDA's Dairy Margin Coverage Program and Brazil New Top Beef Producer
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.
**During the Farm Bureau’s annual convention, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced expanded enrollment for the 2026 Dairy Margin Coverage Program.
Producers can now enroll in the DMC, with the signup ending on February 26.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act reauthorized the DMC for calendar years 2026 through 31 and provided substantial program improvements, including establishing production history and increasing Tier 1 coverage from five to six million pounds.
**Market estimates show Brazil passed the U.S. as the world’s number one beef producer in 2025.
Reuters says that happened after Brazil beat output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tons, easing a global supply squeeze and helping limit a price surge.
Bloomberg says the Trump administration’s overhaul of dietary guidelines with protein at the top of the food pyramid will likely encourage Americans to buy more meat.
**President Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act last Wednesday.
He was joined by Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
The legislation aligns with the recently-released Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which reintroduced full-fat dairy as part of a healthy dietary pattern.
Rollins says this bipartisan solution for school meals alongside the newly released Guidelines reinforces what families already know.
USDA implementation begins immediately.
