Missouri Dairy Business Update
Volume 2, Number 10
October 2002

September milk production in the U.S. continued to surprise everyone on the upside, raising 3.5% over a year ago levels. Milk production was up 3.5% on 67,000 more cows than a year ago and 40 pounds more milk per cow than a year ago.

In Missouri, cow numbers dropped 6,000 from September 2001, to 136,000 cows in September 2002. Milk production per cow in September increased 65 pounds from year ago levels. Total milk production in Missouri increased 2.1% over year ago levels.

	September 2001 Milk Cows	September 2002 Milk Cows	% Change from last Year	Sept 2001 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow	Sept 2002 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow	% Change from Last Year	Sept. 2001 Total Milk Production (Millions of Pounds)	Sept 2002 Total Milk Production (Millions of Pounds)	% Change from Last Year
USA	9,088,000	9,155,000	0.7%	1,445	1,485	2.8%	13,129	13,592	3.5%
Top 20 States	7,730,000	7,786,000	0.7%	1,472	1,510	2.6%	11,376	11,754	3.3%
Missouri	142,000	136,000	-4.2%	985	1,050	6.6%	140	143	2.1%
Kentucky	127,000	120,000	-5.5%	975	1,000	2.6%	124	120	-3.2%
Iowa	206,000	209,000	1.5%	1,430	1,425	-0.3%	295	298	1.0%
Idaho	369,000	396,000	7.3%	1,770	1,750	-1.1%	653	693	6.1%
California	1,604,000	1,655,000	3.2%	1,690	1,735	2.7%	2,711	2,871	5.9%
New Mexico	270,000	305,000	13.0%	1,700	1,700	0.0%	459	519	13.1%

Source: USDA, NASS, Milk Production:
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/dairy/pmp-bb/