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U.S. Milk Production RisesWASHINGTON - Jun 18/08 - SNS -- Milk output in the 23 major producing States during May totaled 15.4 billion pounds in May, up 3.4% from the same month last year, according to the USDA. April revised production at 14.8 billion pounds, was up 2.6% from April 2007. The April revision represented an increase of 6 million pounds from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,816 pounds for May, 25 pounds above May 2007. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.46 million head, 162,000 head more than May 2007, and 12,000 head more than April 2008. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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