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The following article lists the world's largest producers of milk. Global milk production has increased rapidly over the past 50 years. According to Our World in Data, global milk production has nearly tripled since 1961, reaching around 930 million tonnes in 2022.
Rank Change in rank 2013/2007 Country Milk consumption 2013 (kg/capita/yr) [1] Milk consumption 2007 (kg/capita/yr) [2] 1 Finland 430.76 361.19 2 4 Montenegro 349.21 305.87
Dairy farm near Bangor, Wisconsin. Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for the long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for the eventual sale of a dairy product. Dairy farming has a history that goes back to the early Neolithic era, around the seventh ...
A dairy farm had an average of 19 cows per herd in Norway, and 337 in New Zealand. Annual milk production in the same period increased from 7,726 to 8,550 kg (17,033 to 18,850 lb) per cow in these developed countries. The lowest average production was in New Zealand at 3,974 kg (8,761 lb) per cow.
Largest dairy companies by dairy revenue (FY 2020) [2] Rank Company Headquarters Dairy product revenue in bn. US$ 1 Nestlé Switzerland: 23.0 2 Lactalis France: 21.0 3 Dairy Farmers of America United States: 19.0 4 Danone France: 17.3 5 Yili Group China: 13.8 6 Fonterra New Zealand: 13.6 7 FrieslandCampina Netherlands: 12.7 8 Arla Foods Denmark ...
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A production plant for the processing of milk is called a dairy or a dairy factory. Dairy farming is a class of agricultural , or an animal husbandry , enterprise, for long-term production of milk , usually from dairy cows , but also from goats , sheep and camels , which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for ...
Terminology differs between countries. In the United States, for example, an entire dairy farm is commonly called a "dairy".The building or farm area where milk is harvested from the cow is often called a "milking parlor" or "parlor", except in the case of smaller dairies, where cows are often put on pasture, and usually milked in "stanchion barns".