US dairy farmers face extreme hardship despite agriculture boom

DAIRY farmers in the US are facing extreme difficulty making ends meet, despite a boom in other areas of American farming, according to one Glanbia expert.

US-based Glanbia Foods economist Mike Brown said the boom being experienced by many US farmers contains little cheer for dairy farmers. He cites surging costs for cattle feed and a glut of new milk products forcing down dairy returns.

“We don’t think some dairymen will be able to survive,” Mike Brown said from his office in Evanston, Illinois.