Dairy Executives Prioritize Costs and AI Amid 2025 Optimism
McKinsey & Company’s seventh annual U.S. Dairy Leadership Survey, conducted in late 2024 with over 100 industry executives, reveals a sector under pressure yet hopeful for 2025. Key challenges include reduced herd sizes, inflation, labor shortages, and the emergence of avian influenza in North American cows in March 2024. Additionally, shifting international trade policies have…