THE CHANGING DAIRY INDUSTRY

LANE O. ELY

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

>50

25 – 49

10 – 24

5 – 9

1 – 4

0

1945

6,040 Dairies

>50

25 – 49

10 – 24

5 – 9

1 – 4

0

1965

2,586 Dairies

>50

25 – 49

10 – 24

5 – 9

1 – 4

0

1985

868 Dairies

2000408 Dairies

>50

25 – 49

10 – 24

5 – 9

1 – 4

0

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

GEORGIA DAIRY INDUSTRYECONOMIC VALUE

• MILK• CULL COWS• BULL CALVES

• TOTAL

• $239,525,000• $ 14,355,000• $ 5,220,000

• $259,100,000

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)

Population Change (%) from 1990 to 2000

(US 13.2 Percent)

0-5%

5-10%

10-20%

20-30%

>30%

Projected Milk Production by Region for 2020

Compared to 2000 Milk Production

Green – increase

Yellow – same

Red - Decrease

GEORGIA DAIRY INDUSTRY

• COOPERATIVES– DFA– SMI

• 50% GEORGIA’S IS BELOW I-20

• 40% GEORGIA’S MILK GOES TO FLORIDA