A dairy economist says there might be a dip in dairy demand if consumers shift back to more dining away from their homes.  Mark Stephenson with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield restaurants and schools are trying to refill their pipeline and that’s helping keep demand stronger than many expected. “We’ve managed during the last year of the pandemic to keep demand up for most dairy products including cheese, which really surprised us, but it was a huge shift you know from out-of-home eating in restaurants, schools, and institutions to in-home eating, through retail.”

But he says if more people continue to work from home, he expects more people will continue dining at home, too.

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