| Missouri Dairy Business Update |  |
| Volume 2, Number 7 | |
July 2002 | |
| Missouri Dairy Business Update | |
| Volume 2, Number 7 | |
July 2002 | |
Estimated June milk production in Missouri was down 5.3% from June 2001 on 11,000 less cows from a year ago. Cow numbers dropped 7.4% and milk production per cow increased 2.6%, yielding the 5.3% drop in total milk production.
In the US overall, milk production increased 2.2% from a year ago. The details of national and local trends through June of this year are presented below.
| May 2002 Milk Cows | % Change from last Year | Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow | % Change from Last Year | Total Milk Production (Millions of Pounds) | % Change from Last Year | |
| USA | 9,166,000 | 0.5% | 1,556 | 1.6% | 14,263 | 2.2% |
| Top 20 States | 7,780,000 | 0.4% | 1,579 | 1.5% | 12,288 | 2.0% |
| Missouri | 137,000 | -7.4% | 1,170 | 2.6% | 160 | -5.3% |
| Kentucky | 125,000 | -3.8% | 1,080 | 0.5% | 135 | -3.5% |
| Iowa | 210,000 | 0.0% | 1,510 | 1.0% | 217 | 1.0% |
| Idaho | 390,000 | 5.7% | 1,770 | -0.6% | 690 | 5.0% |
| California | 1,645,000 | 3.7% | 1,780 | 1.4% | 2,928 | 5.1% |