Dairy sector impact valued at nearly $794 billion

The International Dairy Foods Association says the economic impact of the dairy sector in the U.S. increased by more than $40 billion the past two years.

Matt Herrick tells Brownfield the organization’s biannual report Dairy Delivers showed growth at the end of last year for all sectors with a total economic impact of nearly $794 billion.

“Our sector is just an engine for this U.S. economy,” he says.  “We are just a significant contributor to GDP, to jobs, to wages, to the tax base in states and the national economy.

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