Overview of the U. S. Dairy Industry

This report provides commentary on trends in the U.S. dairy industry including the number of milk cow operations, percent of inventory, and percent of production by size group, focusing on the changes since 2001. Changes in milk cow inventory, milk production, and milk per cow are also discussed, as well as milk prices and the milk-feed ratio. The report is an update of the U.S. Dairy Herd Structure report issued in 2002.