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The dairy industry in the United States includes the farms, cooperatives, and companies that produce milk, cheese and related products such as milking machines, and distribute them to the consumer. By 1925, the United States had 1.5-2 million dairy cows, each producing an average of 4200 lb of milk per year.
Global milk production has increased rapidly over the past 50 years. According to Our World in Data, global milk production has nearly tripled since 1961, reaching around 930 million tonnes in 2022. The most popular milk is cow milk, followed by buffalo milk, goat milk, sheep milk and camel milk.
As of 2018, the California dairy industry was the single largest milk producer in the United States with 20% of U.S. milk production [2] with milk sales of about $6.3 billion, and processed dairy products (wholesale) of about $22.2 billion. [2]: 10 Among California agricultural commodities, milk has the highest farm revenue. [2]: 13
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) is a national milk marketing cooperative in the United States. DFA markets members' raw milk and sells milk and derivative products (dairy products, food components, ingredients and shelf-stable dairy products) to wholesale buyers both domestically and abroad. Net sales in 2016 were $13.5 billion ...
Milkshed, Milk shed, or Milk-shed, is a region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand without spoiling. [1] It is an area geographically demarcated for the collection of milk or milk products. Due to increases in technology the milk shed has grown from 30 mile radius to over 300 miles. [2]
LALA is now the largest dairy company in Latin America. The company name makes reference to its origin "La Laguna", a region located in Northern Mexico where the Mayran Lagoon is located. [2] Grupo Lala was listed 12th in Dairy Foods magazine's list of the top 100 North American dairies. It was the only dairy from Mexico to be listed in the top ...
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Borden Dairy Company is an American dairy processor and distributor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. [6] Established in 2009, [ 2 ] the company is a successor to the original Borden Company established in 1857 by Gail Borden . [ 7 ]