2023 challenging for dairy

Lynn Grooms
Apr 10, 2023
Apr 10, 2023

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Demand for U.S. dairy products is decreasing as the U.S. economy slows. There’s more supply than demand for milk.

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Lynn Grooms

Macroeconomic developments point to big changes ahead for agriculture – and more specifically the dairy industry. Those developments include inflation, a more-variable climate, international trade and global demand for protein, says Dan Basse, president of AgResource Company of Chicago.

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Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.