American dairy consumption achieves a record in 2021
per capita consumption of dairy grew by 12.4 pounds per person over the previous year.
Americans consumed more dairy products than ever in 2021, according to new data from the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS).
The data shows per capita consumption of dairy grew by 12.4 pounds per person over the previous year, continuing a near 50-year growth trend that started in 1975 when USDA began tracking annual consumption of milk, cheese, butter and everything else in the dairy case.