My Family Co-Op, Michigan
December 10, 2014Cheese of Choice Coalition Fighting to Protect Raw Milk Cheese Again
December 15, 2014Economic Loss to Maryland from Prohibition of Raw Milk Sales
| Population of Maryland | 5,700,000 |
| Percentage of raw milk drinkers in Maryland = 3% according to 2007 CDC survey |
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| Number of raw milk drinkers in Maryland in 2013 | 180,000 |
| Maryland $$ spent on raw milk from Pennsylvania = $5 x 50 weeks x 180,000 |
$ 45,000,000 |
| Maryland $$ spent on meat, eggs, etc. from Pennsylvania raw milk farmers = $20 x 50 weeks x 180,000 |
$180,000,000 |
| TOTAL | $225,000,000 |
| Total loss of economic activity= $225,000,000 x 2.7 multiplier effect | $608,000,000 PER YEAR!! |
Jill Nienhiser has served as webmaster of realmilk.com since 2000. She also served as webmaster of westonaprice.org for many years, and helped establish Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund's website in 2007. She has been a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation for 25 years.