December 24, 2024

Fall in California, US milk production in November due to bird flu

US state California's milk production in November plummeted as a bird flu outbreak spreads rapidly among herds in the United States' biggest dairy state.

The state produced just under three billion pounds of milk in November, down 9.2% from the same month last year, the US Department of Agriculture said in a December 19 report.

Estimated national milk production fell 1% year-over-year, with the losses in California partly offset by higher output in states like Texas and Idaho.

- Bloomberg