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An important part of our economy and society

                       

¨     Dairy is the largest industry in PA’s agriculture industry, which is the number one contributor to the Pennsylvania economy.

 

¨     The Pennsylvania dairy industry generated an estimated $1.48 billion in economic activity in 2002.

 

¨     There are 585,000 cows in Pennsylvania. (top total cows – rank 4th)

 

¨     There are 9,200 dairy farms in Pennsylvania. (top # of dairies – rank 2nd)

 

¨     Pennsylvania cows produce 10.8 billion pounds of milk (top milk production - rank 4th)

 

¨     Pennsylvania generates 56 million gallons of regular ice cream (rank 3rd)

 

¨     Pennsylvania generates 374 million pounds of cheese (rank 6^th)

 

¨     Pennsylvania ranks fourth in Italian Cheese by generating 252 million pounds.

 

¨     Pennsylvania churned out 81 million pounds of butter during 2002 (rank 4th)

 

¨     A total of 5.1 billion pounds of milk was used to manufacture dairy products during 2002.

 

¨     Top Pennsylvania Counties

1.       Lancaster County (7^th in nation)

2.       Franklin County (30^th in nation)

3.       Bradford County (59^th in nation)

4.       Lebanon County (63^rd in nation)

5.       Berks County (66^th in nation)

6.       Chester County (69^th in nation)

7.     Blair County (81^st in nation)