The broader economic context underscores the controversy: state-level studies have shown minimum pricing has historically helped protect farm revenue and rural jobs, and that eliminating such systems could lead to lower retail prices but significant losses in processing capacity, wages and farms. However, the mismatch between premium collection and distribution is seen by critics as undermining the law’s value to modern dairy operations and as a barrier to competitiveness in a national market.
In response to these concerns, Pennsylvania lawmakers including Senators Elder Vogel and Judy Schwank have proposed legislation aimed at updating the premium’s structure and transparency, though progress has been slow and debates continue over how to balance consumer costs with fair farm compensation in a shifting dairy landscape.
Source: Local21News — https://local21news.com/news/local/over-order-premium-dairy-farmers-impacted-1988-law-milk-board-prices-money-lost-agriculture-minimum-pricing-legislation-vogel-schwank-apple-valley-creamery-pennsylvania
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