Israel - Land of Milk and Honey

Israel - Israeli cows are the Number One milk producers in the world. According to the CBS report, last year Israeli dairies produced some 1,221 million liters of the white liquid for public consumption, providing 185 liters per person per year.

Cow’s milk comprised the bulk of production, at 94% of the total volume. Sheep produced 3.6%, with goat’s milk at the lowest percentage of volume, 2.3%.

Israeli honey also continues to flow, with an output of some 3,200 tons of the liquid last year. Israelis consumed approximately half a kilo - a little over one pound - of honey per person over the year.

Israel gets 10,000 liters a year out of the average cow. Dutch cows, it turns out, are the second largest producers of milk at 8,193 liters, surpassing even cows in the United States, which came in a close third at 8,162. The most recent figures for worldwide milk production are from the year 2003, showing an average of 6,455 liters for cows in the European Union.