U.S. dairy production shifts from milk to products

게시됨 2023년 12월 8일

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The USDA has lowered its outlook for U.S. milk production next year due to dairy farmers focusing on producing butter and cheese instead of beverage milk. This shift in focus has resulted in reduced milk production per cow and a smaller dairy herd, leading to a decrease in the overall milk production estimate for 2023 and 2024. Consumer preference for dairy products over beverage milk, as well as a renewed popularity of butterfat products, has led to farmers feeding their cows in a way that produces more butterfat and less drinkable milk.

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By Kirk Maltais The Agriculture Department cut its outlook for U.S. Milk production next year, with dairy farmers favoring production of other products such as butter and cheese. In its monthly world agricultural supply and demand report issued Friday, the USDA reduced its outlook for 2024 milk production to 229 billion pounds, which is down 1 billion pounds from its previous outlook, and the lowest estimate for that year. The USDA also adjusted its outlook for 2023 milk production, reducing it by 200 million pounds from its forecast in November to 226.9 billion pounds. The USDA cited “reduced” milk production per cow as the reason for the cuts, as well as a smaller dairy herd. Dairy farmers are favoring having their cows producing more components for products such as butter and cheese, which is detracting from milk production, said Corey Geiger, lead dairy economist with CoBank. "Most consumers are eating their dairy products these days as opposed to drinking beverage milk." The ...

출처: Marketwatch