摘要:The U.S. dairy industry, many segments of which supported dairy policy changesin the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, is much differentthan it was 20 or even 10 years ago. This report provides a historical overview ofthe industry, more detailed examinations of the fluid milk market and selectedmanufactured dairy product markets, a discussion of future prospects and trendsin the industry, and some thoughts on the implications of those prospects andtrends for dairy farmers and their organizations, processors, dairy product manu-facturers, and retailers.