The sharp rise of global milk production – New countries and traditional Holstein nations are trying to find their balance

Milk has been consumed in this world for millennia, but never as much as now in the 20th and 21st centuries. And the increase in global milk production seems to be consistently keeping pace. However, traditional Holstein nations have a diminishing role in this development, at least in relation to worldwide dairy production. While their breeding programs and the quality of their populations have maintained their superiority, the centres of milk production are clearly moving in the direction of Asia. Below is an interesting view of dairy production around the world.

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