for the World's Agriculture Industry Since 1988 |
![]() | ||
For full site access Lost Password? Customer Center Trade Directory Special Crops Beans Lentils Peas Chickpeas Birdseed Mustard & Other Spices & Herbs Dried Fruit & Nuts Supply-Demand The rest of Agriculture Bio-Energy Commentary Grain Oilseed Livestock Poultry Cotton & Wool Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Dried Fruit & Nuts Dairy Technology General Organic Just for Growers Cash Markets Futures Markets Weather Price Graphs Export Data Supply-Demand Subscribe Today! Privacy Policy Subscriber Agreement Ag Links Affiliates Add Headlines! To your website! |
Milk Output Slips in FebruaryWASHINGTON - Mar 16/05 - SNS -- Milk production levels in the United States slipped 0.7$ in February to 12.2 billion pounds in the country's 23 major states, reports the USDA. However, production was 2.8 percent above last year after adjusting for the leap year. January revised production, at 13.3 billion pounds, was up 1.5 percent from January 2004. The January revision represented an increase of 0.2 percent or 29 million pounds from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,516 pounds for February, 15 pounds below February 2004. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.07 million head, 23,000 head more than February 2004, but 9,000 head less than January 2005. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
|