# Dairy farmers responding to milk pricing signals by increasing milk components - Progressive Dairy | Ag Proud

> An industry column notes that US milk production per cow rose from 18,197 pounds in 2000 to almost 23,000 pounds in 2017, with milk components rising faster than volume. Milkfat and protein content have climbed steadily over the period.

- Date: 2018-09-28 · published 2018-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63034-dairy-farmers-responding-to-milk-pricing-signals-by-increasing-milk-components
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher component yields mean more solids per unit of milk, a structural trend that affects dairy output and processing economics but has little immediate price effect.

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/21530-dairy-farmers-responding-to-milk-pricing-signals-by-increasing-milk-components

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