Milk Production
| April 2006 compared
to
April 2005 |
U.S. |
Top
23 States |
Missouri |
| Milk Production |
|
|
|
| 2.4% |
2.8% |
3.4% |
Milk
Cows |
|
|
|
| 1.1% |
1.6% |
2.5% |
Milk Per
Cow |
|
|
|
| 1.3% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
| Milk production in the U.S. was estimated to be
up 2.4% in May 2006 compared to May 2005, based upon 1.1%
more cows and 1.3% more milk production per cow.
Milk production in the top 23 states was up 2.8% in May
2006 compared to May 2005, based upon 1.6% more cows and
a 1.3% increase in milk production per cow.
In Missouri, milk production was down 3.4% in May 2006 compared
to May 2005, based upon 2.5% fewer cows, and a decrease in
milk production per cow of 1.3%. |
| May
Milk Production |
06/16/06 |
May 2005 Milk Cows |
May 2006 Milk Cows |
% Change from last Year |
May 2005 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow |
May 2006 Monthly Lbs. Milk/Cow |
% Change from Last Year |
May 2005 Total Milk Production (Millions of Lbs.) |
May 2006 Total Milk Production (Millions of Lbs.) |
% Change from Last Year |
| USA |
9,042,000 |
9,145,000 |
1.1% |
1,735 |
1,757 |
1.3% |
15,697 |
16,068 |
2.4% |
| Top 23 States |
8,131,000 |
8,259,000 |
1.6% |
1,760 |
1,782 |
1.3% |
14,311 |
14,714 |
2.8% |
| Missouri |
119,000 |
116,000 |
-2.5% |
1,490 |
1,470 |
-1.3% |
177 |
171 |
-3.4% |
| Kansas |
112,000 |
113,000 |
0.9% |
1,815 |
1,870 |
3.0% |
203 |
211 |
3.9% |
| Kentucky |
107,000 |
99,000 |
-7.5% |
1,195 |
1,260 |
5.4% |
128 |
125 |
-2.3% |
| Iowa |
193,000 |
200,000 |
3.6% |
1,845 |
1,790 |
-3.0% |
356 |
358 |
0.6% |
| Idaho |
445,000 |
485,000 |
9.0% |
1,930 |
1,930 |
0.0% |
859 |
936 |
9.0% |
| California |
1,751,000 |
1,785,000 |
1.9% |
1,880 |
1,890 |
0.5% |
3,292 |
3,374 |
2.5% |
| New Mexico |
323,000 |
356,000 |
10.2% |
1,880 |
1,980 |
5.3% |
607 |
705 |
16.1% |
| Source: USDA,
NASS, Milk Production |
|
