The Organic Dairy Data Collection Act directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish better systems for collecting and publishing information about organic dairy farming costs and prices. Specifically, the USDA must create an "Organic All Milk Prices Survey" within 90 days to track what organic dairy farmers are being paid for their milk, modeled after the existing survey for conventional milk, with data broken down by region and nationwide. Within 180 days, the USDA must also publish new reports containing organic-specific production costs, prices for organic feedstuffs like corn and soybeans, and regional milk pricing data, mirroring the detailed information already available for conventional dairy farmers. This legislation affects organic dairy farmers who will benefit from improved market price information to help with business decisions. The bill does not specify dedicated funding levels but requires the USDA to use existing data collection resources from its National Agricultural Statistics Service, Economic Research Service, and Agricultural Marketing Service.
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