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Final rule

Reauthorization of Dairy Forward Pricing Program

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 27, 2026. Document 2026-03985. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.

What it does

This final rule updates the Dairy Forward Pricing Program (DFPP) regulations in accordance with the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (Continuing Extensions Act). The Continuing Extensions Act reauthorizes the DFPP program to allow handlers to enter into new contracts until September 30, 2026. Any forward contract entered prior to the September 30, 2026, deadline is subject to a September 30, 2029, expiration date.

The Agricultural Marketing Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

7 CFR 1145

Compared with

The Agricultural Marketing Service has published 22 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 22 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0581-AE53 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

March 2, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-03985
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesAgriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service
PublishedFeb. 27, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0581-AE53
DocketAMS-DA-25-0782

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register