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<blockquote data-quote="HDRider" data-source="post: 1568189" data-attributes="member: 17025"><p>U.S. loses over 2,700 licensed dairy farms in 2018</p><p></p><p>The number of dairy farms in the U.S. has been sharply declining, and now a U.S. Department of Agriculture report has revealed by just how much. According to the data, the U.S. lost 2,731 (6.5%) licensed dairy farms from 2017 to 2018. The total number of dairy farms is now at 37,468.</p><p></p><p>The largest atrophy was seen in the Midwest and East. Although Wisconsin is still home to 8,500 farms, the state registered the largest decline, losing 590 farms during the year. Pennsylvania lost 370 farms, New York lost 280 and Michigan and Ohio both lost 230.</p><p></p><p>USDA reported that milk production fell slightly below expectations in December, and dairy cow slaughter levels remain above year-ago levels. As such, the agency lowered its 2019 milk production forecast by 400 million lb. to 219.7 billion lb. Still, this was an increase of more than 2 billion lb. from 2018 production.</p><p></p><p>https://www.feedstuffs.com/markets/us-loses-over-2700-licensed-dairy-farms-2018?NL=FP-005&Issue=FP-005_20190320_FP-005_527&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG02000000653941&utm_campaign=37016&utm_medium=email&elq2=566e317e68074854845389ac0e36bfe3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HDRider, post: 1568189, member: 17025"] U.S. loses over 2,700 licensed dairy farms in 2018 The number of dairy farms in the U.S. has been sharply declining, and now a U.S. Department of Agriculture report has revealed by just how much. According to the data, the U.S. lost 2,731 (6.5%) licensed dairy farms from 2017 to 2018. The total number of dairy farms is now at 37,468. The largest atrophy was seen in the Midwest and East. Although Wisconsin is still home to 8,500 farms, the state registered the largest decline, losing 590 farms during the year. Pennsylvania lost 370 farms, New York lost 280 and Michigan and Ohio both lost 230. USDA reported that milk production fell slightly below expectations in December, and dairy cow slaughter levels remain above year-ago levels. As such, the agency lowered its 2019 milk production forecast by 400 million lb. to 219.7 billion lb. Still, this was an increase of more than 2 billion lb. from 2018 production. https://www.feedstuffs.com/markets/us-loses-over-2700-licensed-dairy-farms-2018?NL=FP-005&Issue=FP-005_20190320_FP-005_527&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPG02000000653941&utm_campaign=37016&utm_medium=email&elq2=566e317e68074854845389ac0e36bfe3 [/QUOTE]
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