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Number and Average Size of U. S. Fluid Milk Product Plants
Number and Average Size of U. S. Fluid Milk Product Plants
Number and Average Size of U. S. Fluid Milk Product Plants
Description
New method: Total beverage milk for the U.S. is used,
and the source for milk plant totals is the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration, Interstate Milk Shippers list
Number and average fluid milk product volume of U. S. fluid milk plants,
2008-2014
Year
Number of plants
Average product
volume per plant
(mil. pounds)
2008
54,462
400
136.2
2009
54,745
392
139.7
2010
54,883
404
135.8
2011
54,197
388
139.7
2012
53,368
399
133.8
2013
52,233
414
126.2
2014
50,659
440
115.1
Source for total beverage milk consumed: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service,
California Department of Food and Agriculture, data from other State sources.
Source for number of plants: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Interstate Milk
Shippers List, July 1 report for each year.
For further information, contact Jerry Cessna, jgcessna@ers.usda.gov, 202-6945171; or Roger Hoskin, rhoskin@ers.usda.gov, 202-694-5148.
Number and average size of U. S. fluid milk product plants operated by commercial processors, 1960-2011
Year
Number
Average
volume
processed
Year
Number
Million pounds
Average
volume
processed
Million pounds
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
5,328
4,959
4,683
4,482
4,103
8.8
9.5
10.3
11.0
12.3
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
605
580
555
550
521
93.9
98.5
103.0
103.2
109.6
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
3,743
3,379
2,978
2,656
2,473
13.7
15.4
16.8
19.0
20.6
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
504
475
462
442
435
113.3
121.3
124.4
130.0
133.6
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
2,216
2,097
1,859
1,627
1,484
23.6
25.4
28.9
32.9
35.3
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
405
393
385
386
368
143.2
150.2
154.2
155.9
164.3
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1,408
1,361
1,284
1,215
1,135
37.8
39.4
41.9
44.2
47.3
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
336
335
327
319
326
180.8
184.5
189.8
194.4
193.1
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1,066
1,036
952
863
846
50.1
51.3
55.1
61.5
63.9
2010
2011
332
332
191.7
191.1
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
803
754
710
665
638
68.9
74.1
78.8
83.6
89.2
Source: Compiled by ERS from Federal milk market order and various State data.