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April Milk Output SlipsWASHINGTON - May 17/04 - SNS -- Milk production declined in the United States during April, slipping 0.9% below year earlier levels to 12.6 billion pounds in the 20 major States, according to the latest USDA data. March revised production, at 12.8 billion pounds, was down 1.7% from March 2003. The March revision represented an increase of 0.2% or 22 million pounds from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 20 major States averaged 1,630 pounds for April, 3 pounds above April 2003. The number of milk cows on farms in the 20 major States was 7.72 million head, 81,000 head less than April 2003, but 2,000 head more than March 2004. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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