(NAFB.com) – Dairy farmers thanked the USDA and Secretary Brooke Rollins for taking significant steps to boost low milk prices and expand dairy consumption through significant Section 32 purchases. The agency is buying a balanced and effectively targeted mix of dairy products, including the first major butter purchases in five years. “Dairy farmers have shared in the struggles faced throughout the agricultural economy, and these purchases will provide important relief to producers who will benefit from the additional demand, helping them to provide nutritious dairy products to Americans and the world,” said National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Gregg Doud. USDA is buying $75 million worth of butter, $32.5 million in cheddar cheese, $20.5 million in fresh fluid milk, $10 million in Swiss cheese, and $10 million in ultra-high temperature (shelf-stable) milk. The $148 million in purchases is part of a $232 million purchase announcement for numerous agricultural commodities.