U.S. August Milk Proudction Increases 3.4%
Posted by Brian Gould Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:40:00 GMT
The 50-state August milk production level was estimated to be 15.57 billion lbs., an increase of 3.4% from August ‘06. The number of milk cows increased 11,000 head to 9.168 million head which makes the U.S. dairy herd the largest since 2000.  Production per cow in the 50 states was 54.8 lbs./day, up 1.5 lbs. (+2.8%) Aug. ‘06.
