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Small Increase Seen in Milk Production

Published May 21, 2020

Milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled nearly 18 billion pounds in April, up 1.6 percent from April 2019. Minnesota's milk output was up 0.4 percent. South Dakota rose 6.6 percent. Wisconsin milk production was unchanged from one…

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Milk Production Edges Higher

Published February 21, 2020

January milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled nearly 18 billion pounds, up 1.2 percent from one year ago. In Minnesota, the size of the dairy herd declined by 5,000 head, but milk production was unchanged. South Dakota…

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A Small Bump in U.S. Milk Output

Published January 27, 2020

Milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled 17.4 billion pounds in December, up 0.9 percent from last year. In Minnesota, the size of the dairy herd declined 5,000 head and milk production is down 0.1 percent. South Dakota’s…

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Milk Production Moves Higher

Published November 20, 2019

In the 24 major dairy production states, milk production went up nearly two percent in October. Dairy cow numbers are down from one year ago, but production on a per-cow basis is higher. In Minnesota, milk production increased 1.8 percent.…

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Fractional Milk Production Increase Supportive of Prices

Published July 29, 2019

U.S. milk production is in a small growth pattern. According to USDA, in the major 24 states, June milk production totaled more than 17 billion pounds, up just a fraction of one percent from last year. That fractional increase is…

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Minimal Change in Milk Output

Published June 19, 2019

There was little change in U.S. milk production over the past year. For the 24 major dairy states, May milk production is down a fraction of one percent from last year. Minnesota milk production declined 0.2 percent, impacted by a…

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Milk Output Increases Slightly

Published May 21, 2019

In the 23 major dairy states, April milk production edged up a fraction of one percent. Milk production increased nearly two percent in South Dakota, helped by the addition of 4,000 cows to the state’s dairy herd in the past…

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Marginal Change in U.S. Milk Production

Published April 23, 2019

In the 23 major dairy producing states, milk production in March was nearly steady with year ago levels, down just one-tenth of one percent. Minnesota milk production increased less than one percent, while the number of milk cows in the…

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More Milk in the Bulk Tank

Published March 13, 2019

January milk production in the 23 major dairy states totaled 17.5 billion pounds, up 1.3 percent from the previous year. In Minnesota, dairy cow numbers declined 5,000 head, but milk production increased 1.6 percent. South Dakota’s dairy herd rose by…

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Prices Decline, Milk Production Grows

Published February 21, 2019

Milk production in the 23 major dairy states totaled 17.1 billion pounds in December. That’s up just under one percent from a year earlier. In Minnesota, the state cow herd declined by 6,000 head, but production still grew one percent.…

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