For the time being, bird flu is not affecting milk production in the US

This is evident from figures from the USDA. These show that milk supplies in the 24 most important states in June fell by 0,8% year on year to 8,16 million tonnes. This means that the shrinkage is exactly the same as in May. Viewed over the entire second quarter, the decline is also 0,8%. The difference with last year has been less than one percent all year round, except in February due to the effect of the leap year.

The American dairy herd is also mutating stably. In June, the number of dairy cows had increased by 2.000 to 8.89 million, which is a zero percentage difference. Compared to a year earlier, there was a decrease of 37.000 dairy cows. In addition to a small decrease in the dairy herd, the average production per cow also fell slightly in June. 

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The production of California and Wisconsin, together accounting for a third of the American milk pool, shows a divergent picture. In California, the contraction was more than the national average, while in Wisconsin production increased slightly. Both states are so far free of the bird flu virus.  

Bird flu has no effect on American milk production in any case. By the end of last week, the virus had spread to 171 businesses in 13 states. On the total of 26.000 American dairy farms, this remains quite limited for the time being. Nevertheless, the rise of the virus is national news in the US, because it is also dangerous to people. Various pharmaceutical companies are now working on developing a vaccine.