As an ag lender or financial consultant, here are some takeaways from the 2025 Dairy Producer Survey that could give insight into your dairy clients. View the data below.
- Cost of production calculations. More than half of the respondents reported calculating their production costs. As a comparison to this dataset, only 29 percent of respondents in 2020 calculated their cost of production, which indicates that more producers understand their cost of production now than they did in 2020 when the last study was conducted.
- Outlook on the future. When asked about their plans over the next 3 to 5 years, almost a third of participants indicated plans to retire and/or transition to the next generation.
- Top planned investments. The top planned investments for the next five years included feed handling facilities and storage and housing facilities for heifers and/or calves.
- Risk management. Of the respondents that indicated they utilize some form of risk management, 40.6 percent participated in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), while 40.8 percent of the surveyed producers indicated that they do not participate in any form of risk management programs.
Data for Lenders & Financial Consultants
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Cost of Production Calculations
Outlook on the Future
Top Planned Investments
Risk Management
