This article is about Borden, just announced. The #1 US dairy producer, Dean, filed in November. I'm posting this, because I think it marks a significant trend away from dairy consumption (and...
This article is about Borden, just announced. The #1 US dairy producer, Dean, filed in November.
I'm posting this, because I think it marks a significant trend away from dairy consumption (and towards plant-based milk-alternatives) in the US.
From the article ...
"[Borden ] blames the drop of U.S. milk consumption and dairy farmers giving up the profession for deeply hurting its business."
I'm not surprised by a drop in milk consumption but is it really replaced by plant-based alternatives? I drink less milk than I used to but soy stuff just doesn't come close.
I'm not surprised by a drop in milk consumption but is it really replaced by plant-based alternatives? I drink less milk than I used to but soy stuff just doesn't come close.
Some-but-not-all .... Somewhere between 0% and 100% of people who cut back on dairy, or quit it altogether, switch to plant-dairy alts. What the actual %age is, is hotly debated, and an on-going...
Some-but-not-all .... Somewhere between 0% and 100% of people who cut back on dairy, or quit it altogether, switch to plant-dairy alts. What the actual %age is, is hotly debated, and an on-going sore spot for the dairy industry.
This article is about Borden, just announced. The #1 US dairy producer, Dean, filed in November.
I'm posting this, because I think it marks a significant trend away from dairy consumption (and towards plant-based milk-alternatives) in the US.
From the article ...
"[Borden ] blames the drop of U.S. milk consumption and dairy farmers giving up the profession for deeply hurting its business."
I'm not surprised by a drop in milk consumption but is it really replaced by plant-based alternatives? I drink less milk than I used to but soy stuff just doesn't come close.
Some-but-not-all .... Somewhere between 0% and 100% of people who cut back on dairy, or quit it altogether, switch to plant-dairy alts. What the actual %age is, is hotly debated, and an on-going sore spot for the dairy industry.