The Changing Landscape of U.S. Milk Production

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英文名称：

The Changing Landscape of U.S. Milk Production

作者：

Donald Blayney

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=47163

关键词：

Dairy;  farm numbers;  farm organization;  milk production;  structural change; 

年份：

2004

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

30 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

The U.S. dairy industry underwent dramatic restructuring during the last 50 or so years. Key structural features of the dairy industry are the quantity of milk produced and the location, number, size, and organization of dairy farms. The questions of where, how much, and by whom milk is produced are important from both a national and a regional perspective. The structure of milk production defines the potential direction of the industry. Dairy farms continue to grow, become more concentrated in certain regions, and become more specialized in producing milk. However, small traditional dairy operations remain scattered around the country.