dairy consumption

The dairy industry met in Denver in late October, as part of the Joint Annual Meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation and the United Dairy Industry Association.  The event came during National Cooperative Month, celebrating the more than 40,000 Cooperatives across the United States.  Al...

The USDA’s annual report on per-capita dairy consumption saw an emphatic rise in domestic dairy demand.  The level of demand rose from 655 pounds per person in 2020 to 667 pounds per person last year.  That’s a total not seen since 1960, when it was 659 pounds, and is approaching 1959’s consumer total of 672 pounds.   The last time America consum...

The National Milk Producers Federation is going on the offensive, telling the American people how important dairy is to their diets and everyday lives. The NMPF’s Miquela Hanselman said the argument that dairy isn’t important to human diets would be laughable if it were not so dangerous. Han ...

Data shows dairy is bringing some comfort during a challenging time. Throughout the market ups and downs of the pandemic era, consumers love of dairy products has been constant, even rising in 2020 from 2019, according to the National Milk Producers Federation ...

Much to the surprise of many in the industry back in March and April, 2020 has been a good year for the U.S. dairy industry, according to Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Incorporated. He said the U.S. dairy industry is on its way to a record year for export volume ...

As a registered dietician, Midwest Dairy's Molly Pelzer appreciates the message of dairy's health benefits. "Back in the day when a food was healthy it was about the nutrition that it brought to the table. Now consumers have a different definition of healthy," Pelzer noted ...

In 2019, lactose-free milk sales grew twice as fast as plant-based beverages, with lactose-free poised to surpass almond-beverage sales this year. The National Milk Producers Federation recently said lactose-free milk is a prime example of how dairy is addressing per-capita drops in fluid-milk consumption ...

It’s no secret that the dairy sector has been struggling with low milk prices for years, but does that tell the whole story?  Agricultural Economic Insights took a deep dive into the U.S. dairy industry in the face of rising bankruptcies among small farmers and big milk processors like Dean Foods.   F...

Dairy growers are receiving higher prices these days.  And as Rod Bain explains, that due in part to increased consumption both domestically and internationally, thanks mainly to increased promotion.