| According
to the Missouri State Milk Board, as of December
2007, Missouri had 1,725 permitted dairy operations. Grade A dairy operations numbered 1,237, down 124
from December 2006. Grade B dairies numbered 488,
up 78 from December 2006. |
| These
trends emerge from the latest preliminary U.S. annual
average dairy production numbers that were updated
recently to include the year just passed, 2007.
The graphs below reflect the latest cow numbers
and milk production per cow estimates in Missouri
and surrounding states. |
| Milk
Cow Population (1999-2007) |
| |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Missouri |
159,000 |
154,000 |
145,000 |
137,000 |
129,000 |
122,000 |
117,000
| 115,000
| 112,000
|
| Kansas |
86,000 |
91,000 |
93,000 |
103,000 |
111,000 |
113,000 |
111,000
| 112,000
| 109,000
|
| Iowa |
217,000 |
215,000 |
210,000 |
209,000 |
201,000 |
193,000 |
195,000
| 205,000
| 213,000
|
| Arkansas |
42,000 |
39,000 |
35,000 |
32,000 |
29,000 |
24,000 |
22,000
| 20,000
| 17,000
|
| Illinois |
123,000 |
120,000 |
116,000 |
115,000 |
111,000 |
107,000 |
104,000
| 103,000
| 103,000
|
| Kentucky |
133,000 |
132,000 |
128,000 |
122,000 |
116,000 |
110,000 |
106,000
| 98,000
| 90,000
|
| Tennessee |
97,000 |
95,000 |
92,000 |
88,000 |
79,000 |
75,000 |
70,000
| 67,000
| 63,000
|
| Source: USDA,
NASS, Milk Production |
| Milk
Production Per Cow (1999-2007) |
| |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| U.S. |
17,772 |
18,201 |
18,159 |
18,571 |
18,760 |
18,957 |
19,565
| 19,951
| 20,267
|
| Missouri |
14,069 |
14,662 |
13,441 |
14,024 |
14,620 |
15,139 |
16,026
| 16,000
| 14,982
|
| Kansas |
16,337 |
16,923 |
17,312 |
19,515 |
19,189 |
19,611 |
20,505
| 20,920
| 19,734
|
| Iowa |
17,521 |
18,298 |
18,024 |
18,201 |
18,955 |
19,912 |
20,641
| 20,146
| 20,085
|
| Arkansas |
12,381 |
12,436 |
12,343 |
12,281 |
12,207 |
13,250 |
13,545
| 13,250
| 12,941
|
| Illinois |
16,496 |
17,450 |
17,414 |
17,835 |
18,441 |
18,486 |
18,827
| 19,204
| 18,612
|
| Kentucky |
12,414 |
12,841 |
12,969 |
13,230 |
12,629 |
12,936 |
12,896
| 13,276
| 13,889
|
| Tennessee |
14,608 |
14,789 |
14,511 |
14,943 |
15,253 |
15,400 |
15,743
| 15,657
| 15,857
|
| Source: USDA,
NASS, Milk Production |
|
