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

289 Grade
A dairies
642,000 cows
16.9 billion pounds of milk

(more than 1.9 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.