FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Michigan ranks first nationally for pounds of milk produced per dairy cow at 26, 875 pounds annually and sixth nationally for total pounds of milk produced annually, with a total of 11.56 billion pounds of milk produced in 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the last three decades, world milk production has increased by more than 59 percent, from 530 million tonnes in 1988 to 843 million tonnes in 2018. India is the world’s largest milk producer, with 22 percent of global production, followed by the United States of America, China, Pakistan and Brazil.

Detailed explanation-3: -The annual production of milk for the United States in 2022 was 226 billion pounds, 0.1 percent above 2021. Revisions to 2021 production raised the annual total 35 million pounds. Revised 2022 production was down 158 million pounds from last month’s publication.

Detailed explanation-4: -A cow produces an average of 6.3 gallons of milk daily and 250, 00 glasses of milk in a lifetime. U.S. dairy farms produce roughly 21 billion gallons of milk annually. The average American consumes almost 25 consumes almost 25 gallons of milk annually.