This month, Borden Dairy Inc. and Dean Foods Co. filed for bankruptcy within a week of each other, both citing the drop in milk sales as customer tastes have changed. Borden’s filing affects dairies in Arizona. Dean Foods has locations elsewhere in the mountain west.
“Demand globally is up,” said Michael Dykes, president and CEO, International Dairy Foods Association. IDEA will be hosting the Dairy Forum 2020 in Phoenix on Jan. 26-29. It is expected to bring more than 1,000 dairy producers, marketers, buyers and economists to talk about the condition of the dairy industry.
“We are, as an industry, seeing an increase in dairy demand globally,” he said, citing primarily cheese and yogurt products for that increase. Dairy products high in protein are primarily driving the increased demand, he said, acknowledging that milk demand is down.
He also said sustainability or efficiencies are a major focus of future dairy production.
IDEA represents the nation’s dairy manufacturing and marketing industry, which supports more than 3 million jobs that generate $159 billion in wages and $620 billion in overall economic impact.
In Arizona, dairy contributes $2.1 billion in wages and 45,000 jobs to the state, according to the IDEA. The Arizona Farm Bureau ranks dairy as the state’s largest agricultural commodity, tied with beef.
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