Pa. Milk Marketing Board Issues Dean Foods Bond Claim Orders

At its July 8 Sunshine Meeting, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board issued four orders making claims against Dean Foods bonds.

The bond claims cover non-payment to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) for Pennsylvania milk shipped to Dean plants in April 2020, and limited underpayments for milk delivered prior to April.

The bond coverage was enough to compensate DFA for all the Pennsylvania milk it delivered to Dean Foods plants.

“The Pennsylvania Milk Producers’ Security Act requires dealers to provide bonds or other security to protect about one month’s worth of milk receipts. We never want to h...