Plummeting Price Of Milk Leaves Dairy Farms Struggling For Profit

ESCALON, CA - JUNE 03: Dairyman Frank Faria walks a cow back to its pen after milking at the Faria Dairy Farm June 3, 2009 in Escalon, California. As milk prices plummet due to weakening international and national demand, dairy farmers across the U.S. are struggling to turn a profit, prompting many to sell off their cattle for slaughter and turn fields into corn crops. Within the past year, milk has gone from $17 per one hundred pounds to $10 per hundred pounds. Most dairy farmers say they need to make at least $15 per hundred pounds to break even. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)