Source: Dairy Farmers of America
Published: March 2019

Your Almond Milk Purchase is Impacting Dairy Farmers

Circulated: April 10, 2019

The sales of dairy milk dropped about $1.1 billion last year; 2018 @ $13.6 billion compared to 2017 @ $14.7 billion. Options like almond, soy, rice, coconut, and hemp milk are beginning to demand more as consumers have grown to embrace new flavors and diets. Sales of nut and plant milks grew by 9% in 2018 and raked in $1.6 billion dollars. Though this is less than 12% of dairy milk sales, it is a trend expected to accelerate.

Bonus fact: In Seattle there are 192 search results for “milk” in AmazonFresh.