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Milk Output Rises in AprilWASHINGTON - May 18/07 - SNS -- Milk production in the 23 main producing states in the U.S. rose 1.6% from year earlier levels in April to 14.4 billion pounds, according to the USDA. March revised production, at 14.8 billion pounds, was up 1.2 percent from March 2006. The March revision represented an increase of 11 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,745 pounds for April, 19 pounds above April 2006. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.28 million head, 39,000 head more than April 2006, but 6,000 head less than March 2007. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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