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Meat and milk losses are greater in areas with higher cattle concentrations

by Kate Vaiknoras
1/27/2025

Vertical bar chart showing percent loss in meat and milk production according to number of cows on a grid square 55 kilometers by 55 kilometers from 2017 projected through 2050.

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USDA, Economic Research Service researchers simulated how climate change would affect the amount of herbaceous biomass grown on global rangelands through 2050, finding a 4 percent decrease. The reduction’s effect on meat and milk production was expected to vary widely by region.

Meat and milk losses are greater in areas with higher cattle concentrations

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