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Last NYC Milk Plant Closes

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After 93 years New York Cityâ€™s last running milk plant is closing.

At one point, the company supplied milk to over 8,300 independent grocers and 1,400 public schools, according to their website.

â€œItâ€™s been losing money for several years â€¦ The plant is closing because the market for conventional milk is contracting and we operate at a loss,â€ George Arzt, a spokesman Elmhurst Dairy, told the New York Post.

Over 20 milk processing plants thrived in NYC 25 years ago, soon there will be none. The closing will result in the loss of 273 jobs.

Andrew Novakovic, a professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University told the New York Times "consumersâ€™ buying habits and concern about fat and cholesterol changed their beverage habits."

Milk consumption has been in a steady decline for decades, yet Elmhurst Dairy continued to produce whole milk, heavy cream, light cream, half & half and eggs.

Switching operations to soy milk, almond milk, or other more healthy beverages would seem like a natural evolution, yet Elmhurst Dairy has not stated why they did not adapt to these consumer trends.

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