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Milk production in the 23 major States during February totaled 12.2
billion pounds, down 0.7 percent from February 2004. However, production
was 2.8 percent above last year after adjusting for the leap year.
January revised production, at 13.3 billion pounds, was up 1.5 percent
from January 2004. The January revision represented an increase of
0.2 percent or 29 million pounds from last month’s preliminary production
estimate.
Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,516 pounds for
February, 15 pounds below
February 2004. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States
was 8.07 million head, 23,000 head more than February 2004, but 9,000
head less than January 2005.
Note: The chart below is not adjusted for the fact that Feburary
2004 had one more day than February 2005!
| February
Milk Production |
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Feb.
2004 Milk Cows |
Feb.
2005 Milk Cows |
%
Change from last Year |
Feb.
2004 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow |
Feb.
2005 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow |
%
Change from Last Year |
Feb.
2004 Total Milk Production (Millions of Lbs.) |
Feb.
2005
Total Milk Production (Millions of Lbs.) |
%
Change from Last Year |
| USA |
8,993,000 |
8,980,000 |
-0.1 |
1,512 |
1,498 |
-0.9 |
13,595 |
13,450 |
-1.1
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| Top 23 States |
8,051,000 |
8,074,000 |
0.3 |
1,531 |
1,516 |
-1.0 |
12,329 |
12,240 |
-0.7
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| Missouri |
124,000 |
117,000 |
-5.6 |
1,185 |
1,220 |
3.0 |
147 |
143 |
-2.7
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| Kentucky |
111,000 |
110,000 |
-0.9 |
1,035 |
1,020 |
-1.4 |
115 |
112 |
-2.6
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| Iowa |
195,000 |
187,000 |
-4.1 |
1,590 |
1,580 |
-0.6 |
310 |
295 |
-4.8
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| Idaho |
412,000 |
437,000 |
6.1 |
1,660 |
1,660 |
0.0 |
684 |
725 |
6.0
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| California |
1,706,000 |
1,742,000 |
2.1 |
1,675 |
1,635 |
-2.4 |
2,858 |
2,848 |
-0.3
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| New Mexico |
326,000 |
320,000 |
-1.8 |
1,660 |
1,560 |
-6.0 |
541 |
499 |
-7.8
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| Source: USDA,
NASS, Milk Production |
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