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Milk Output Rose in 2005
WASHINGTON - Apr 27/06 - SNS -- Milk production increased 3.5% in 2005 to 177 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 19,576 pounds, was 609 pounds above 2004, according to the USDA.
The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.04 million head, up 29,000 head from 2004.
Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2005 totaled $26.7 billion, 2.4% lower than 2004. Producer returns averaged $15.20 per hundredweight, 5.8% below 2004. Marketings totaled 176 billion pounds, 3.6% above 2004. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers.
An estimated 1.08 billion pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 2.4% less than 2004. Calves were fed 87% of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households.
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