U.S. Dairy Industry Drowning in Butterfat

The U.S. dairy industry is drowning in butterfat. In October, America’s dairy herd cranked out 3.7% more milk than the year before, and cream production soared 5.9% year over year. On Monday, USDA will publish a fresh round of milk production data,and even greater gains are likely. It will be easy to beat November 2024 figures, when avian influenza dragged California milk output down 7.9% compared to November 2023. National average milk output was 0.3% lower than the year before.

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December 19, 2025

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