Did You Eat Pizza Today?

Today is National Pizza Day. I often refer to pizza as a dairy farmer's best friend. Yes, a lot of mozzarella cheese is consumed on pizza. I think it is safe to say that if you eat pizza this weekend you are "normal." In fact, 94 percent of Americans eat pizza on a regular basis and consume 46 slices a year. Annually, 5 billion pizzas are sold in the United States. Each day Americans eat enough pizza to cover 100 acres!

It is pretty difficult right now for dairy farmers. Milk prices are low and have been for a while. Of course the reason is the dairy industry is producing a little more milk than we can consume or export. It is not that we have added a lot more cows but the cows we have are producing a lot more milk. In the 1970s heard averages were around 12,000 pounds per year. Today I know of large dairy herds that produce more than 30,000 pounds per year. So, eat more pizza!