Farming, Saturday, August IS, 1987 Milk Consumption Up In PA UNIVERSITY PARK Low er prices, higher incomes and suc cessful advertising have brought good news to Pennsylvania dairy farmers. Per capita consumption of fluid milk is up 2.1 percent over last year, and that means dairy fanners are getting a higher return for the milk they market. “Farmers receive payment for raw milk according to its use,” says Jack Kirkland, assistant pro fessor of agricultural economics at Penn State. “Raw milk used in fluid products such as milk for drinking receives a higher price than milk used for other products such as cheese and butter.” Figures comparing this year’s milk consumption to fcst year’s by type of milk and by region of the state were released earlier this week in the “Dairy Marketing Information” newsletter, prepared by Kirkland and Blair Smith also an economist in Penn State’s Col lege of Agriculture. “Our figures show a definite trend toward the consumption 2 percent milk,” says Kirkland. “Consumption of 2 percent across the state is up in all areas an average of 19.6 percent more than last year.” People may be switching from whole to low-fat milk for health reasons and from very low-fat milk —such as skim and 1 percent —to 2 percent because it tastes better. Kirkland thinks some are switch ing from whole milk because they don’t understand that even stan dard whole milk has only 3.25 to 4 percent butterfat—not much com pared to many other types of food. * * * * * Saturday. September 19 Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant, Marriott Inn Monday. September 21 6:00 p.m INVITATIONAL YOUTH JUDGING CONTEST (4-H, FFA, and Intercollegiate) 8:00 a m PENNSYLVANIA JUNIOR DAIRY SHOW All-American Banquet, Sheraton Harrisburg East Invitational Brown Swiss Sale 8 00 a m. - 7.00 p.m 7:00 p.m Entries Close: August 21 and September 3,1987 For Information, Premium List, and Entry Blanks Contact: Charles A. Itle, Manager Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show “The national and state milk marketing programs that stress the health benefits of milk have also brought many adult consumers back to milk,” says Kirkland. He sees that trend continuing statew ide but notes some variations among the regions. On the average, people in Phi ladelphia and the southeastern part of the state consume the least amount milk 21.64 gallons a year per person—compared to the state average of 24.31 gallons. “One explanation for the low regional consumption in the Phi ladelphia area may be that some people have problems with lactose tolerance, which makes it hard to digest regular milk products,” says Kirkland. The southeastern part of the state is the most urban ized area with a wide mix of popu lations and some are more prone to lactose problems than others. At the other end of the state in Pittsburgh, people love their milk. Residents of the western area of the state drink an average of 25.49 gallons of milk a year, 52.7 percent of it as standard whole milk and a whopping 28.3 percent as 2 percent “Both the western and the west central areas show a significant rise in consumption of 2 percent milk,” says Kirkland. “Why? 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