Depooling isn’t a one-rule fix First, a quick reminder of how milk may move in and out of the pool. Dairy order director Erin Taylor from USDA described how fluid and manufacturing processors are regulated differently under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. “The way the rules are set up, Class I handlers are required to be regulated. They don’t have a choice. They pay minimum classified prices because the orders are set up to make sure the fluid needs of the consumer are always met,” she said. “That allows our Class II, III, and IV processors to make a decision on whether they want to participate in the pool. It’s not really depooling, it’s just choosing to not pool this month.