Table 25: Sales & Butterfat Content of Fluid Milk Products in Federal Milk Marketing Orders1 Whole Milk Items % of Total Average Fluid Sales bf test
Year 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
89.3% 86.4% 77.0% 68.8% 59.4% 50.4% 37.6% 33.4% 33.6% 30.6% 29.5% 30.0% 28.7% 28.3% 27.3% 27.1% 27.1% 27.8% 28.6% 30.7% 32.6% 34.2% 35.6% 36.9% 38.0%
3.57% 3.52% 3.46% 3.37% 3.32% 3.31% 3.27% 3.27% 3.27% 3.27% 3.30% 3.27% 3.27% 3.27% 3.27% 3.28% 3.28% 3.29% 3.29% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25%
Skim, Low & Reduced Fat Items % of Total Average Fluid Sales bf test (Percent) 7.7% 1.12% 11.1% 1.36% 21.1% 1.54% 29.2% 1.46% 38.5% 1.49% 44.9% 1.53% 57.0% 1.44% 62.9% 1.33% 62.0% 1.27% 63.1% 1.27% 64.2% 1.28% 68.6% 1.26% 69.9% 1.26% 71.7% 1.27% 72.7% 1.23% 72.9% 1.23% 72.9% 1.22% 72.2% 1.26% 71.4% 1.28% 69.3% 1.34% 67.4% 1.36% 65.8% 1.37% 64.4% 1.39% 63.1% 1.41% 62.0% 1.46%
All Fluid Beverage Average bf test 3.38% 3.28% 3.05% 2.75% 2.60% 2.47% 2.13% 2.00% 1.98% 1.94% 1.93% 1.88% 1.85% 1.84% 1.81% 1.80% 1.79% 1.82% 1.85% 1.95% 2.00% 2.05% 2.08% 2.12% 2.17%
Source: USDA/AMS, Federal Milk Order Market Statistics, NMPF Calculations 1/ Fluid milk products: plain and flavored whole, lowfat and skim milk, buttermilk and drinkable yogurt, including organic products. Beginning 2015, estimated U.S. sales.
Figure 14: Average Butterfat Content of Fluid Milk Products 4.0% 3.5% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% 1960
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