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Milk prices plunged early last month leaving it more affordable for California farmers to send hundreds of dairy cows to a slaughter house. "I don't ever remember being able to produce milk at that price," dairyman Ray Souza told the Associated Press. Farmers were receiving 80-cents a gallon which is less than $1.65, the estimated amount it costs to produce a gallon, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. A gallon of Von's store brand milk is selling for $2.99 right now.
Not So Happy California Cows: Cheaper to Slaughter than Feed
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This makes me very sad. The slaughtering of cows-not the milk price rising.
This is very sad, but I think you mistook the wording of the article. Dairy prices are falling, which is why it has become more profitable to sell the cows for slaughter then to keep producing milk. I think ultimately from a sustainability stand point we need to contract the production of cattle, but for the cows already in existence right now, this is scary prospect.
As a side note, anyone looking for calcium without the dairy, there are numerous plant sources that are very rich in the nutrient. Dairy is not the be all wonder for calcium it is marketed as. Dark leafy greens (except for spinach), tofu, some legumes, kale, broccoli, quinoa and others are all very good sources of calcium and sometimes with more absorbency in the body then dairy products. Also excessive amounts of unutilized protein (milk is very high in animal protein) in the body accelerates bone loss in some studies, which may explain why women who drink milk regularly all their lives still suffer from osteoporosis in high numbers.