Article: Dairy production trends; California's milk, cheese production.(DAIRY)

California will soon capture the cheese crown from Wisconsin. The Golden State's supersize dairies overtook their rivals in milk output in the 1990s, and California already tops the charts in yearly production of butter, ice cream and nonfat dry milk powder. By 2005, it will surpass Wisconsin in cheese production as well.

Over time, even more dairy production will move west and south, to areas close to population centers and with more-temperate climates. In 1975, seven Corn Belt states produced 42% of U.S. milk. In 2000...32%. By the end of this decade, their share will drop further as growth in ...

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