2024 MILK MARKETING

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Federal Milk Market Orders provide __________ to distribute money fairly among producers supplying milk to a market.
A. a milk cooperative
B. a producer settlement fund  
C. a producer supply-demand equalization board 
D. a board of commissioners 
ANS: B

2. Which variety of cheese represents the largest wholesale sales volume, annually, in the U.S.? 
A. Cheddar 
B. Swiss
C. Mozzarella
D. American
ANS: C

3. Under the Federal Milk Marketing Orders, Class I milk is normally the highest priced utilization.  In 2023, the highest Class I price was in the ___________ federal milk order.  
A. California 
B. Northwest
C. Northeast
D. Southeast
ANS: D

4. In a Federal Milk Order, Class II includes soft products like ice cream, which of the following products would be a Class III product?
A.  butter
B. hard cheese 
C.  cottage cheese
D. milk powder (NFDM) 
ANS: B

5. A Federal milk order is a regulation, issued by ___________________, which places certain requirements on the first buyers of milk from dairy farmers within a certain geographical area.
A. the Secretary of Agriculture 
B. state legislatures
C. dairy cooperatives supplying the area
D. Congress
ANS: A

6. Many U.S. dairy manufacturing companies belong to an organization that is the dairy processors’ chief lobbying voice in the nation’s capital.  What is the name of the organization?
A. Dairy Marketing Inc.
B. National Milk Producers Federation 
C. National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board 
D. International Dairy Foods Association
ANS: D

7. What is the term used to describe the processing credits that are designed to reflect the average processing costs associated with producing cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk, or dry whey?
A. Make allowance
B. Producer Price differential 
C. Cost ratio
D. Competitive pay price
ANS: A

8. What share of the world’s milk comes from cows?
A. 97%
B. 92% 
C. 86%
D. 81% 
ANS: D

9. Over half of the top 50 U.S. dairy cooperatives belong to an organization that is dairy farmers’ chief lobbying voice in the nation’s capital.  What is the name of the organization?
A. International Dairy Foods Association
B. Dairy Farmers of America 
C. Fonterra 
D. National Milk Producers Federation
ANS: D
 
10. What two dairy product prices are largely determined by export opportunities and greatly affect the milk price paid to farmers?
A. Nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder
B. Cheese and skim milk powder
C. Ice cream and whole milk
D. Nonfat dry milk and yogurt
ANS: A
 
11. To make one pound of butter requires approximately ___ pounds of whole milk..
A. 8
B. 12
C. 22
D. 40
ANS: C

12. Milk used to make ice cream would be priced in what Federal Order class?
A. Class I
B. Class II
C. Class III
D. Class IV
ANS: B

13. Milk has more protein than you may think. An 8-ounce glass of real milk has _____ times more protein than plant-based beverages, like almond milk. In addition, milk protein is a complete protein, while most plant protein sources are missing some of the essential amino acids your body needs.
A. 3
B. 8
C. 10
D. 13
ANS: B

14. What state has the greatest deficit of dairy products when comparing milk production to population?
A. Florida
B. South Dakota
C. Louisiana
D. North Carolina
ANS: C

15. Despite the market volume decreasing across the last couple of decades, ____________ remains the most popular kind of dairy product.
A. yogurt
B. ice cream
C. cheese 
D. fresh fluid milk
ANS: D
 
16. One gallon of 40% cream weighs approximately ___________ pounds.
A. 8.3
B. 8.6
C. 9.2
D. 10
ANS: A

17. Which state had the most dairy farms in 2023, totaling 5,920 dairy farms?
A. California
B. New York
C. Pennsylvania
D. Wisconsin
ANS: D

18. U.S. 2023 milk production totalled 228.4 billion pounds, a decrease of 52 million pounds over 2022.  Which state produced the most milk in 2023?
A. California
B. Texas
C. Wisconsin
D. New York
ANS: A

19. What piece of US legislation made farmer cooperatives legal?
A. Sherman Act 
B. Capper-Volstead Act
C. Farm Bill 
D. Barkley Act
ANS: B

20. In May 2023, the United States Secretary of Agriculture was _____________. 
A. Mike Johnson 
B. Sonny Perdue
C. Tom Vilsack 
D. Ann M. Veneman
ANS: C