Missouri Dairy Business Update
Volume 3, Number 3
March 2003

US milk production was up 1.7% in February over one year ago, based upon 0.5% more cows producing 1.2% more milk per cow than a year ago.

In Missouri, milk production was down 4.3% from year ago levels on 6,000 fewer cows producing exactly the same milk production per cow as last year this month.

Western growth states continued to lead production, with New Mexico producing 8.1% more milk than last year at this time, Idaho 5.8% more and California 4.7% more.

February Milk Production

	February 2002 Milk Cows	February 2003 Milk Cows	% Change from last Year	February 2002 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow	February 2003 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow	% Change from Last Year	February 2002 Total Milk Production (Millions of Pounds)	February 2003 Total Milk Production (Millions of Pounds)	% Change from Last Year
USA	9,109,000	9,154,000	0.5%	1,452	1,470	1.2%	13,229	13,456	1.7%
Top 20 States	7,744,000	7,810,000	0.9%	1,472	1,485	0.9%	11,401	11,596	1.7%
Missouri	139,000	133,000	-4.3%	1,150	1,150	0.0%	160	153	-4.4%
Kentucky	123,000	120,000	-2.4%	1,100	1,040	-5.5%	135	125	-7.4%
Iowa	208,000	204,000	-1.9%	1,430	1,480	3.5%	297	302	1.7%
Idaho	381,000	393,000	3.1%	1,590	1,630	2.5%	606	641	5.8%
California	1,626,000	1,686,000	3.7%	1,620	1,635	0.9%	2,634	2,757	4.7%
New Mexico	290,000	313,000	7.9%	1,610	1,615	0.3%	467	505	8.1%

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