Milk in the New England and Other Marketing Areas; Order Amending the Orders

This final action provides a new formula to price Class II milk under 37 Federal orders. The Class II milk price will be calculated by adding a fixed differential of 30 cents to the basic formula price for the second preceding month. The Class II price will, like the Class I price in all Federal orders, be announced on or before the fifth day of the month and apply to milk marketed during the following month. This action also will eliminate the ``add-back'' provision which requires that the difference between the Class II price and the Class III price be added to the subsequent month's Class II price when the Class II price for the month falls below the Class III price. Each of the amended orders was approved by producers who were eligible to have their milk pooled during the representative month for voting purposes. Referenda were conducted in six markets and cooperative associations were polled in the other markets. One order that was included in this proceeding--Paducah, Kentucky--is not included in this final rule. For Paducah, Kentucky, a referendum was conducted and a sufficient number of producers did not approve the issuance of the proposed amended order.