Sept. milk production increases 2.6%

Posted by Brian Gould Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:39:00 GMT

Milk production in the 23 major States during September totaled 13.7 billion pounds, up 3.1 percent from September 2006. August production, unrevised at 14.3 billion pounds, was up 3.6 percent from August 2006.

Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,644 pounds for September, 31 pounds above September 2006.

The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.34 million head, 91,000 head more than September 2006, and 12,000 head more than August 2007.