ANSC 1001 Lecture 14: Overview of Dairy Industry
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Heavy production in the west has been documented. Money - it costs less to produce milk in the western states due to cheaper labor and feed among other things. California produces 39 billion pounds of milk. Wisconsin produces around 30 billion pounds of milk. Other top producers are new york, idaho, and texas (most recently in the top five producers of milk) Stability of pricing in the dairy industry is nonexistent. No guarantee milk producers will get a particular price for their milk. The price per 100 pounds of milk in 2017 was . 60. More and more milk produced has been used for dairy products. Fluid milk is only about 25% of the market. The top 5 dairy producing states produce approximately 50% of total us milk production. Top 10 produce produce approximately 75% of total us milk production. Per capita consumption of cheese has increased. Cheese is the savior of the dairy industry - it drives the dairy industry.
