Has butterfat production begun to outpace consumer demand?
This January, U.S. butterfat levels pushed to a record 4.46%. That’s up from 4.35% just 12 months ago and a remarkable jump from 4.03% in the January 2020 milk supply, according to data published by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. The increasing production has some people asking, “Are we beginning to produce too much butterfat?” “That’s […]
Excessive October Rain triggers distress in dairy sector
Excessive rain this month may have caused significant damage to standing crops across Karnataka, but it has presented the dairy sector with distress of a different type — overproduction of milk. It has left both producers and milk unions in a difficult situation. The glut began with the early onset of the monsoon in June, resulting in a sharp […]