Ted Jacoby

Ted Jacoby, III is the President and CEO of T.C. Jacoby & Company, one of North America’s premier dairy product trading companies. Prior to joining the firm in 1996, Jacoby worked in dairy plants specializing in fluid milk and cheese processing. He became manager of the company's Trading Group in 2010 and moved into the role of President and CEO in December 2015. He holds a food science degree from Cornell University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

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Articles by Ted Jacoby

• What dairy pros need to know about the USMCA

  Tuesday, January 22, 2019

  The wait is (kind of) over. Trade authorities in the U.S., Mexico and Canada have agreed to a trilateral free trade agreement that replaces NAFTA. The finer points of automotive manufacturing earned most of the headlines during the protracted negotiation period, but dairy trade was another key sticking point. Here, we hope to offer some details and context to provide a clearer picture of how things will look once the deal is effective. Or, more like if. The deal first must survive legislative review in three separate national capitals.

• Change has come with California’s Federal Milk Marketing Order

  Thursday, December 13, 2018

  Things have changed for milk producers and handlers in the Golden State. Milk marketing in the state is now governed by a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO). The state order administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture will cease to exist. But a predicted rise in blend prices paid to California farmers does not necessarily mean everyone will make more money. The biggest change to come with the implementation of California's FMMO is that milk produced there will be priced based on the USDA's formula, which differs subtly from the old California scheme.