Trends in Dairy

            Dairy products are a very important part of the diet. Humans should consume three to four servings of dairy a day. Either those in yogurt, cheese, milk  etcetera.

Dairy has very many nutritional factors about it. Milk contains nine essential nutrients and vitamins, calcium, potassium, phosphorus ,including protein, vitamins A, D, and B12,  riboflavin, niacin, and zinc.  “Children who drink milk tend to have "superior" overall nutrient intakes compared with children who don't drink milk, according to a study released last year by researchers at Environ International Corp., the University of Vermont, and the National Dairy Council.(Hannon) “The AAP advises parents to not give up on feeding dairy products to lactose-intolerant children and teens. The reason: The calcium in these foods is important for bone health, and dairy products also contain other nutrients important for growth. Roughly 20 percent of U.S. children have some degree of intolerance to lactose, the sugar naturally found in milk. Yet lactose intolerance is often mild enough that affected kids can consume at least some milk and dairy products. Also, yogurt and cheese contain less lactose per serving than milk.” (Hannon)

Over the years from 1987 to the year 2006 there has been an overall increase in the dairy consumption in the US list on the USDA website. The total dairy consumption level increase from 56,834 million lbs in year 1987, to 62,133 million lbs year 2006.  In 2006, the United States dairy industry produced over 20 billion gallons of milk. The milk is pasteurized and sold, or prepared into cheese, butter, cream and ice cream for customers in the U.S. and around the world. This has a lot to do with the rise in technology in the 19th century, dairy manufacturing was able to increase past local dairy consumption to a nationwide industry.

The country with the biggest appetite for dairy, is India, because many of the people are vegetarians. This is because of their beliefs in that animals are sacred and must not eat them.  India’s dairy consumption grew at a steady annual rate of about three percent between 2005 and 2008. (Einhorn) The countries listed in order with the highest dairy production with the numbers in metric tons are as follows: European Union 134.4g million, United States 86.8 million, India 45.1 million, China 38.6 million, Russia 32.8 million. The countries with the highest consumption for dairy products with the numbers in metric tons are India 45 million, European Union 33.6 million, United States 28.2 million, China 16 million, Russia 12.2 million. The countries that import the most nonfay dry milk n metric tons areIndonesia 172,000, Mexico 165,000, Philippines 95,000, Algeria 90,000, China 65,000. (Eirnhorn) The counrties that export nonfat dry milk in order of metric tons are the United States 350,000, New Zealand 288,000, European Union 200,000, Australia 123,000, India 38,000. Butter production and consumption in the countries are in order first in metric tons  India 4.1 million, European Union 2.1 million, United States 740,000, New Zealand 405,000, Russia 310,000. Countries that produce and consume cheese in metric tons European Union 6.9 million, United States 4.6 million, Brazil 660,000, Argentina 550,000, Russia 435,000. The countries that export the most cheese to other countries in order by metric tons are European Union 510,000, New Zealand 325,000, Australia 206,000, United States 101,000, Argentina 56,000. Im porting of cheese in metric tons Russia 280,000, Japan 210,000, United States 160,000, Mexico 90,000, European Union 85,000. (Einhorn) As you can see from the numbers that there is a rising demand for dairy products.

The dairy market continues to grow this is because of the ever rising demand for dairy products. The world’s newest dairy market is China. No. 4 worldwide, “China grew at 10.6% over the three years, even though the Chinese traditionally are not big milk drinkers, and the country experienced a frightening scandal last year involving tainted-milk that hospitalized thousands of children and killed several. For more on all things dairy, including which countries consume the most milk, produce the most milk, import and export the most milk as well as butter and cheese, read on.”(Einhorn)

The milk consumption has dropped radically in the past few years, because of the scare about the increase use of hormones in the cows. But the overall consumption of dairy products are up and this is going to the consumption of cheese and frozen dairy items has increased greatly. In 2001, Americans consumed 8 times more cheese than they did in 1909 and twice as much as in 1975. As a nation, we've gone from eating almost no frozen dairy products at the beginning of last century, to eating around 25 pounds per person per year in 2000.”(Peterson) Mustafa Dogan is Chobani’s Master Yogurt Maker in playing a big part in increasing the sales of dairy products by selling his artisan yougrts. This unique straining process is what makes Chobani Greek Yogurt “Greek” and full of flavor and health benefits:
·      All natural. No preservatives. No artificial flavors.
·      Free of synthetic growth hormones: No rBST-treated milk.
·      Includes 5 live & active cultures, including 3 probiotics.
·      Made with real fruit.
·      Twice the protein of regular yogurts.
·      A good source of bone-building calcium.
·      Gluten-Free and Kosher-Certified.
·      Safe for people with corn, nut and soy allergies.

Works Cited

Chobani Yogurt - About Us. (n.d.). Chobani Yogurt - nothing but good.. Retrieved March 27, 2011, from http://www.chobani.com/about

Einhorn, B. (n.d.). Who Drinks the Most Milk?: The Dairy Industry Worldwide - BusinessWeek. BusinessWeek Slide Shows and Multimedia. Retrieved March 27, 2011, from http://images.businessweek.com

Hannon, K. (2009, March 20). 5 Nutrition Facts About Milk and Healthy Kids - US News and World Report. Health News Articles - US News Health. Retrieved March 27, 2011, from http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/childrens-health/articles/2009/03/20/5-nutrition-facts-about-milk-and-healthy-kids

Peterson, J. (n.d.). Dairy - Featured Article - Sustainable Table. Sustainabletable. Retrieved March 27, 2011, from http://www.sustainabletable.org