date:Feb 28, 2013
igan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin have done a retrospective analysis using dairy prices from 2007 through 2012 to compare the Dairy Security Act (DSA) to the Goodlatte/Scott amendment.
When the economists looked at the sweet spot at which level of margin insurance was best, DSA and Goodlatte/Scott were nearly identical. When margins were protected at the $6.50 per cwt. margin level, DSA netted about $56 per cow per year. Goodlatte/Scott netted $58 per cow per year for $7 margin level.
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