US Milk Production
US - The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) comment on the US Milk Production.
19 January 2007
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December Milk Production Up 2.7 Percent
Milk production in the 23 major States during December totaled 14.0 billion pounds, up 2.7 percent
from December 2005. November revised production, at 13.3 billion pounds, was up 2.6 percent from
November 2005. The November revision represented an increase of 13 million pounds or 0.1 percent
from last month’s preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,689 pounds for December, 26 pounds above
December 2005.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.27 million head, 86,000 head more than
December 2005, and 14,000 head more than November 2006.
October - December Milk Production Up 2.2 Percent
Milk production in the U.S. during the October - December quarter totaled 44.6 billion pounds, up 2.2
percent from the October - December quarter last year. The average number of milk cows in the U.S.
during the quarter was 9.12 million head, 56,000 head more than the same period last year.
Monthly Milk Production
23 StatesFurther Information
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