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U.S. Milk Output Rises 3.7% in AprilWASHINGTON - May 17/06 - SNS -- Milk production in the main producing states in the United States totalled 14,230 million pounds in April, up 3.7% on the year, according to the USDA. March revised production, at 14,604 million pounds, was up 5.6% from March 2005. The March revision represented an increase of 25 million pounds or 0.2% from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,727 pounds for April, 37 pounds above April 2005. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.24 million head, 124,000 head more than April 2005, and 13,000 head more than March 2006. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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