| Missouri Dairy Business Update |
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| Volume 3, Number 5 | |
| May 2003 | |
| Missouri Dairy Business Update |
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| Volume 3, Number 5 | |
| May 2003 | |
Milk production in the U.S. was only up 0.6% in April 2003 over April 2002, based upon 0.1% more cows and 0.5% more milk production per cow.
Milk production in the top 20 states was up 0.8% in April 2003 over April 2002, based upon 0.5% more cows and 0.8% more milk per cow.
In Missouri, milk production was down 6.0% in April 2003 compared to April 2002 based upon 5.8% fewer cows, (a drop of 8,000 cows), and flat milk production per cow.
| April 2002 Milk Cows | April 2003 Milk Cows | % Change from last Year | April 2002 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow | April 2003 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow | % Change from Last Year | April 2002 Total Milk Production (Millions of Pounds) | April 2003 Total Milk Production (Millions of Pounds) | % Change from Last Year | |
| USA | 9,132,000 | 9,140,000 | 0.1% | 1,597 | 1,605 | 0.5% | 14,580 | 14,668 | 0.6% |
| Top 20 States | 7,758,000 | 7,800,000 | 0.5% | 1621 | 1625 | 0.2% | 12,575 | 12,675 | 0.8% |
| Missouri | 138,000 | 130,000 | -5.8% | 1,325 | 1,325 | 0.0% | 183 | 172 | -6.0% |
| Kentucky | 123,000 | 120,000 | -2.4% | 1,240 | 1,130 | -8.9% | 153 | 136 | -11.1% |
| Iowa | 209,000 | 203,000 | -2.9% | 1,585 | 1,610 | 1.6% | 331 | 327 | -1.2% |
| Idaho | 382,000 | 395,000 | -3.4% | 1,740 | 1,800 | 3.4% | 665 | 711 | 6.9% |
| California | 1,635,000 | 1,695,000 | 3.7% | 1,795 | 1,785 | -0.6% | 2,935 | 3,026 | 3.1% |
| New Mexico | 295,000 | 315,000 | 6.8% | 1,815 | 1,810 | -0.3% | 535 | 570 | 6.5% |
| Source: USDA, NASS, Milk Production: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/dairy/pmp-bb/ |
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