American Industry Overview: Fluid Milk
This industry encompasses establishments primarily engaged in processing fluid milk, cream, and related products that include cottage cheese, yogurt (except frozen), and other cultured milk products.
Industry Snapshot
The fluid milk industry is an important subsection of the nation's dairy business. Fluid milk producers are often huge, sophisticated, diversified operations with product lines crossing industry boundaries. They manufacture and market a mix of fluid milk products, cheeses, ice creams, butter, dairy ingredients, and sometimes extensive lines of nondairy products. This article focuses on fluid milk production.
In 2009, there were 9.2 million milk cows on...