Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 61 - MAINE MILK POOL COST OF ADMINISTRATION

Costs incurred for the Maine Milk Pool for personnel services and for operation was approximately $60,000 in 2017. Based on the last twelve months expenses, it is estimated that the Pool costs for similar expenses for 2018 will be about $60,000.

The total pounds in the Pool for the last twelve months (December 2016 - November 2017) were 626,473,188. It is estimated that the total pounds in the Pool for 2018 will be approximately the same.

Based on the above projected costs and pounds the Pool Administrator sets the rate per hundredweight of milk for the cost of administering the Pool for calendar year 2018 at $0.01/cwt. This represents no change from 2017.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 7 M.R.S. §3154(2)