Around 33 dairy farmers left the industry in Scotland in the first half of the year, according to figures.
Losses from the industry include two herds in Aberdeenshire, one herd in Angus, one herd in Argyll and one herd in Orkney.
The Scottish Dairy Cattle Association said there are 924 dairy herds in Scotland, the lowest number since records began in 1903.
Despite the decline, dairy cow numbers in Scotland have increased by over 2,000 in the last six months to the highest total since 1997.
"The next six months will be interesting as we know of a number of herds coming out of milk production, but we also know completely new herds starting up before the end of the year," said SDCA secretary Janette Mathie.
"I think the trend of less herds and more cows per herd will continue."
Damage of low prices
In January, NFU Scotland's milk policy manager George Jamieson said he was surprised that even more farmers didn't leave the sector given the damage caused by years of low prices.
"It is testament to the resilience of Scottish dairy farmers and the cost cutting lengths that they have had to go to simply to survive," he said.
"After two years when almost all Scottish dairy farmers have been unable to cover costs, never mind invest, many are still in a precarious financial position and have only survived by making drastic decisions to keep afloat."
Secretary of the SDCA, Janette Mathie said 2016 had been a 'horrible experience' for many dairy farmers with farm gate prices below the cost of production for much of the year.
