June 15, 2021: Dairy Week In Review

The US Census shows combined spending at grocery stores, bars and restaurants is at an all-time high of $139.2 billion in May, up 22.8 percent from May 2020 and 3.5 percent higher than 2019,  after inflation is factored in. Higher restaurant sales drove some of the year over year increase. However, grocery stores maintained much of the sales they gained last year, falling just 1 percent  from the extreme high levels they experienced in the height of the pandemic. Read More