US Dairy Farmers Dump Milk as Pandemic Upends Food Markets

US Dairy Farmers Dump Milk as Pandemic Upends Food Markets
Chris Eble at work on his family's Golden E Dairy farm near West Bend, Wis., on April 1, 2020.Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA TODAY via Reuters
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CHICAGO—Dairy farmer Jason Leedle felt his stomach churn when he got the call on Tuesday evening.

“We need you to start dumping your milk,” said his contact from Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the largest U.S. dairy cooperative.