Plummeting Price Of Milk Leaves Dairy Farms Struggling For Profit

Cows wait to be milked at the Faria Dairy Farm in Escalon, California. As milk prices continue to plummet due to a weakening international and national demand, dairy farmers across <a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="/topic/politics/government/national-government/united-states-ORGOV0000001.topic" title="United States" id="ORGOV0000001">the U.S.</a> are struggling to turn a profit prompting many to sell off their cattle for slaughter and turn fields into corn crops. Within the past year, milk went from $17 per one hundred pounds down to $10 per hundred pounds. Most dairy farmers need to make at least $15 per hundred pounds to break even. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Cows wait to be milked at the Faria Dairy Farm in Escalon, California. As milk prices continue to plummet due to a weakening international and national demand, dairy farmers across the U.S. are struggling to turn a profit prompting many to sell off their cattle for slaughter and turn fields into corn crops. Within the past year, milk went from $17 per one hundred pounds down to $10 per hundred pounds. Most dairy farmers need to make at least $15 per hundred pounds to break even. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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