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A Handful of "Cooperatives" Control the US Milk Market (thelemmy.club)
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US dairy farms are consolidating, and so are their cooperatives Mergers have reduced the number of dairy co-ops from 1,930 in 1951 to just 107 in 2023, according to the most recent available data. As co-ops have grown into large, diversified businesses, some farmers say they increasingly behave like corporations rather than represent their interests, particularly those of smaller producers. Three co-ops — Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes and California Dairies — market more than 80% of U.S. milk.
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[–] 6 points 2 days ago

may they all collapse.

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