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Milk Output Rises in DecemberWASHINGTON - Jan 18/07 - SNS -- Milk production in the United States rose 2.3% above year earlier levels in December, coming in at 14 billion pounds in the 23 major States, according to the USDA. November revised production, at 13.3 billion pounds, was up 2.6% from November 2005. The November revision represented an increase of 13 million pounds or 0.1% from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,689 pounds for December, 26 pounds above December 2005. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.27 million head, 86,000 head more than December 2005, and 14,000 head more than November 2006. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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