| According
to the Missouri State Milk Board, as of December 2008, Missouri had 1,762 permitted dairy operations. Of the 1,762 total Missouri dairy operations, there were 1,246 Grade A dairies and 516 manufacturing grade dairies. |
| 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 (2000-2008) |
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Missouri |
154,000 |
145,000 |
137,000 |
129,000 |
122,000 |
117,000
| 115,000
| 112,000
| 110,000
|
| Kansas |
91,000 |
93,000 |
103,000 |
111,000 |
113,000 |
111,000
| 112,000
| 109,000
| 117,000
|
| Iowa |
215,000 |
210,000 |
209,000 |
201,000 |
193,000 |
195,000
| 205,000
| 213,000
| 216,000
|
| Arkansas |
39,000 |
35,000 |
32,000 |
29,000 |
24,000 |
22,000
| 20,000
| 17,000
| 15,000
|
| Illinois |
120,000 |
116,000 |
115,000 |
111,000 |
107,000 |
104,000
| 103,000
| 103,000
| 102,000
|
| Kentucky |
132,000 |
128,000 |
122,000 |
116,000 |
110,000 |
106,000
| 98,000
| 90,000
| 90,000
|
| Tennessee |
95,000 |
92,000 |
88,000 |
79,000 |
75,000 |
70,000
| 67,000
| 63,000
| 55,000
|
| Source: USDA,
NASS, Milk Production |
| Milk
Production Per Cow (2000-2008) |
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| U.S. |
18,201 |
18,159 |
18,571 |
18,760 |
18,957 |
19,565
| 19,951
| 20,267
| 20,396
|
| Missouri |
14,662 |
13,441 |
14,024 |
14,620 |
15,139 |
16,026
| 16,000
| 14,982
| 14,682
|
| Kansas |
16,923 |
17,312 |
19,515 |
19,189 |
19,611 |
20,505
| 20,920
| 19,734
| 20,641
|
| Iowa |
18,298 |
18,024 |
18,201 |
18,955 |
19,912 |
20,641
| 20,146
| 20,085
| 19,995
|
| Arkansas |
12,436 |
12,343 |
12,281 |
12,207 |
13,250 |
13,545
| 13,250
| 12,941
| 13,000
|
| Illinois |
17,450 |
17,414 |
17,835 |
18,441 |
18,486 |
18,827
| 19,204
| 18,612
| 18,569
|
| Kentucky |
12,841 |
12,969 |
13,230 |
12,629 |
12,936 |
12,896
| 13,276
| 13,889
| 13,444
|
| Tennessee |
14,789 |
14,511 |
14,943 |
15,253 |
15,400 |
15,743
| 15,657
| 15,857
| 16,068
|
| Source: USDA,
NASS, Milk Production |
|
