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U.S. Milk Production Up In AugustWASHINGTON - Sep 18/08 - SNS -- Milk production in the U.S.'s 23 major States totaled 14.5 billion pounds in August, up 1.5% from last year, according to the USDA. July revised production at 14.8 billion pounds, was up 1.8% from July 2007. The July revision represented an increase of 12 million pounds or 0.1% from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,717 pounds for August, 2 pounds below August 2007. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.47 million head, 137,000 head more than August 2007, but 3,000 head less than July 2008. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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