THE CHANGING DAIRY INDUSTRY

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THE CHANGING DAIRY INDUSTRY

• LANE O. ELY
• UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

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1945 6,040 Dairies
gt50 25 49 10 24 5 9 1 4 0
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1965 2,586 Dairies
gt50 25 49 10 24 5 9 1 4 0
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1985 868 Dairies
gt50 25 49 10 24 5 9 1 4 0
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2000 408 Dairies
gt50 25 49 10 24 5 9 1 4 0
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GEORGIA DAIRY INDUSTRY
DAIRIES COWS BILLION LBS MILK MILK/ COW
1945 6040 360000 1.134 3150
1965 2586 157000 .996 6300
1985 868 118000 1.302 11128
2000 386 87000 1.430 16436
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GEORGIA DAIRY INDUSTRYECONOMIC VALUE

• MILK
• CULL COWS
• BULL CALVES
• TOTAL

• 239,525,000
• 14,355,000
• 5,220,000
• 259,100,000

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Per Capita Milk Production (US Average 581 pounds)
Net exporters of milk and dairy product
(Above 600 pounds) Net
importers of dairy products (At or below 600
pounds) Deficient even for fluid and
soft products (Below 300 pounds)
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Population Change () from 1990 to 2000 (US 13.2
Percent)
0-5 5-10 10-20
20-30 gt30
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Projected Milk Production by Region for
2020 Compared to 2000 Milk Production
Green increase Yellow same Red - Decrease
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GEORGIA DAIRY INDUSTRY

• COOPERATIVES
• DFA
• SMI
• 50 GEORGIAS IS BELOW I-20
• 40 GEORGIAS MILK GOES TO FLORIDA