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Milk Purchasing Limits Being Lifted in Ohio
USAgNet - 04/08/2020

In response to grocery stores limiting milk purchases, the American Dairy Association (ADA) Mideast proactively reached out to dairy farmers and social media followers to share what they were seeing in their stores. The Ohio Dairy Producers Association (ODPA) supported this effort by engaging the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Farm Bureau to assist.

To date, ADA Mideast reported Tuesday that Kroger, Walmart, Sparkle and Discount Drug Mart stores have confirmed that they are removing their limits on milk purchases. Conversations are underway with other retailers including Giant Eagle, Meijer and Aldi.

This outreach collectively resulted in news coverage and social media seen by millions of people. ADA Mideast has directly received over 1,600 comments and emails reporting purchasing limits on fluid milk in their local stores.

Armed with this information, ODPA and ADA Mideast staff are working with Ohio's dairy processors and their sales team to assure retailers there is a steady supply of milk to meet grocery stores' increased needs during this time.

The dairy associations also enlisted the help of the Ohio Grocers Association (OGA) to issue a special alert to retailers to lift their milk purchasing limits. In addition, Governor Mike DeWine and his administration were informed of the situation and provided messaging to help reassure consumers that there is not a shortage of milk and dairy foods.

In its alert, the OGA acknowledged the initial purchasing surge for milk at the start of the COVID19 crisis as Ohioans prepared to stay at home. This caused some dairy cases to be low and prompted many of stores to set quantity limits on milk and dairy food purchases.

"We urge our grocers to consider lifting quantity limits on milk and dairy foods. This will allow your shoppers to purchase as much milk as needed and hope you will work with your supplier to replenish your dairy case every day," read the member alert. "Ohio's dairy farm families continue to work hard, providing a nutritious product and it should be available to all those in need."

ADA Midwest includes the Ohio and West Virginia dairy industries.


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