December Milk Production up 1.5 Per Cent

November revised production at 14.0 billion pounds, was up 1.3 percent November 2007. The November revision represented a decrease of 11 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.

Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,726 pounds for December, eight pounds above December 2007.

The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.48 million head, 90,000 head more than December 2007, and 7,000 head more than November 2008.

Monthly Milk Production
23 States

Further Reading

-

You can view the full report by clicking here.

TheCattleSite News Desk

Sign up for our
regular news updates

Latest Dairy Industry News

•   JCI: China’s Corn Imports Are Beginning A ‘New Era’
•   German Cattle Herd Continues To Decline
•   Battling Fall Armyworms In Forage
•   Ensuring Best Practice On a Dairy Farm
•   June Milk Production Up 2.7 Per Cent
•   FMD NEWS: Miyazaki Ends FMD Emergency
•   Sanofi-aventis, Merck Appoint CEO For New JV
•   Commission Authorises Six GM Maize Varieties
•   Preventing Spread Of Rift Valley Fever
•   Growing Online Demand For Milk
•   WHO Head Praises China Over Disease Control
•   New, Easier-To-Use Antibiotic Spray
•   Soil Surgery Returns to Dairy Event
•   Improved Disease Prevention In Animal Health
•   NPPC Urges Restoration Of Animal ID Funding