Dairy
Trends in Missouri and Surrounding States
Within Missouri's neighboring
states, only Iowa shows a growing dairy industry and the rest declining
in cow numbers.
These trends
emerge from the latest preliminary U.S. annual average dairy production
numbers that were updated recently to include the year just passed,
2005. The graphs below reflect the latest cow numbers and milk production
per cow estimates in Missouri and surrounding states.
| Milk
Cow Population (1997-2005) |
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Missouri |
177,000 |
170,000 |
159,000 |
154,000 |
145,000 |
137,000 |
129,000 |
122,000 |
117,000
|
| Kansas |
81,000 |
82,000 |
86,000 |
91,000 |
93,000 |
103,000 |
111,000 |
113,000 |
111,000
|
| Iowa |
230,000 |
222,000 |
217,000 |
215,000 |
210,000 |
209,000 |
201,000 |
193,000 |
194,000
|
| Arkansas |
53,000 |
45,000 |
42,000 |
39,000 |
35,000 |
32,000 |
29,000 |
24,000 |
22,000
|
| Illinois |
133,000 |
128,000 |
123,000 |
120,000 |
116,000 |
115,000 |
111,000 |
107,000 |
104,000
|
| Kentucky |
148,000 |
140,000 |
133,000 |
132,000 |
128,000 |
122,000 |
116,000 |
110,000 |
106,000
|
| Tennessee |
113,000 |
105,000 |
97,000 |
95,000 |
92,000 |
88,000 |
79,000 |
75,000 |
70,000
|
| Source: USDA,
NASS, Milk Production |
| Milk
Production Per Cow (1997-2005) |
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| U.S. |
16,872 |
17,189 |
17,772 |
18,201 |
18,159 |
18,571 |
18,760 |
18,957 |
19,576
|
| Missouri |
13,345 |
13,924 |
14,069 |
14,662 |
13,441 |
14,024 |
14,620 |
15,139 |
16,026
|
| Kansas |
15,864 |
16,037 |
16,337 |
16,923 |
17,312 |
19,515 |
19,189 |
19,611 |
20,505
|
| Iowa |
16,057 |
17,167 |
17,521 |
18,298 |
18,024 |
18,201 |
18,955 |
19,912 |
20,722
|
| Arkansas |
11,981 |
12,000 |
12,381 |
12,436 |
12,343 |
12,281 |
12,207 |
13,250 |
13,500
|
| Illinois |
16,564 |
16,570 |
16,496 |
17,450 |
17,414 |
17,835 |
18,441 |
18,486 |
18,827
|
| Kentucky |
12,264 |
12,214 |
12,414 |
12,841 |
12,969 |
13,230 |
12,629 |
12,936 |
12,934
|
| Tennessee |
14,239 |
14,295 |
14,608 |
14,789 |
14,511 |
14,943 |
15,253 |
15,400 |
15,743
|
| Source: USDA,
NASS, Milk Production |
|