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The Texas dairy industry feeds local, state and national economies.

269 Grade
A dairies
726,000 cows
18.2 billion pounds of milk

(more than 2.1 billion gallons) produced annually
8.2 gallons
per day

Each cow produces an average of more than 8 gallons per day.
3rd in the
nation

Texas ranks 3rd nationally in milk production.