Markets & Management

For the last several years a lot has been reported about declining fluid milk consumption. I do not want to belittle the importance of fluid milk sales to the U.S. dairy industry and what it could mean to milk checks if we can reverse the current trend. But, it is also important to look at where dairy product sales are growing. Cheese is one area of growth, and it has certainly been a rock star for the U.S. dairy industry over the last 40 years. Throughout the last 20 years in particular, cheese exports have added to a growing domestic demand for cheese. Read More