US Milk Production Rose 1.8% In March Despite Declines In California, Idaho; Cow Numbers Up 15,000 Head From Feb.

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Washington—US milk production in the 23 reporting states during March totaled 17.524 billion pounds, up 1.8 percent from March 2016, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported Thursday.
February’s milk production estimate was revised down by 27 million pounds from last month, so production was up 2.3 percent from February 2016 (adjusted for the extra day due to leap year), rather than up 2.5 percent as originally estimated.
Production per cow in the 23 reporting states averaged 2,012 pounds for March, 18 pounds above March 2016 and just the second time ever that output per cow in the 23 reporting states topped 2,000 pounds in a single month (the other time was in May 2016, when production per cow was a record 2,019 pounds).
The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 reporting states in March was 8.709 million head, 72,000 head more than March 2016 and 15,000 head more than February 2017.
March milk production for the entire US totaled 18.71 billion pounds, up 1.7 percent from March 2016, due to 59,000 more milk cows and 21 more pounds of milk per cow.
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US milk production during the January-March quarter totaled 53.54 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the same period last year (which had an extra day). The average number of milk cows in the US during the first quarter was 9.369 million head, 25,000 head more than the fourth quarter of 2016 and 57,000 head more than the same period last year.
California’s March milk production totaled 3.501 billion pounds, down 2.9 percent from March 2016, due to 12,000 fewer milk cows and 45 less pounds of milk per cow. California’s first-quarter milk production totaled 10.038 billion pounds, down 2.9 percent from 2016’s first quarter. The state’s fourth-quarter 2016 milk output had been up 0.9 percent from a year earlier.
Wisconsin’s March milk production totaled 2.598 billion pounds, up 1.5 percent from March 2016, due to unchanged milk cow numbers and 30 more pounds of milk per cow. During the January- March quarter, Wisconsin’s milk production totaled 7.462 billion pounds, up 0.2 percent from a year earlier. Wisconsin’s October- December 2016 milk output had been up 2.2 percent from the same period in 2015.
March milk production in New York totaled 1.281 billion pounds, up 3.6 percent from March 2016, due to 2,000 more milk cows and 65 more pounds of milk per cow. New York’s first-quarter milk output totaled 3.697 billion pounds, up 2.8 percent from a year earlier. The state’s fourth-quarter 2016 production had been up 4.3 percent from 2015’s fourth quarter.
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Idaho’s March milk production totaled 1.214 billion pounds, down 1 percent from March 2016, due to 7,000 more milk cows but 35 less pounds of milk per cow. During the first quarter of this year, Idaho’s milk production totaled 3.484 billion pounds, down 1.3 percent from the first quarter of last year. Idaho’s fourth-quarter 2016 milk production had been up 3.7 percent from a year earlier.
March milk production in Texas totaled 1.065 billion pounds, up 16.4 percent from March 2016, due to 47,000 more milk cows and 110 more pounds of milk per cow. All five of the top milk-producing states produced more than a billion pounds of milk in March; that’s believed to be the first time that’s ever happened.
During the January-March quarter, Texas’ milk production totaled 2.998 billion pounds, up 16 percent from a year earlier. The state’s fourth-quarter 2016 milk production had been up 10.5 percent from 2015’s fourth quarter.
Pennsylvania’s March milk production totaled 966 million pounds, up 3 percent from March 2016, due to 5,000 fewer milk cows but 70 more pounds of milk per cow.
Pennsylvania’s first-quarter milk production totaled 2.751 billion pounds, up 1.5 percent from 2016’s first quarter. The state’s October- December 2016 milk output had been up 1.3 percent from a year earlier.
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Michigan’s March milk production totaled 956 million pounds, up 3.5 percent from March 2016, due to 9,000 more milk cows and 30 more pounds of milk per cow. First-quarter milk production in Michigan totaled 2.75 billion pounds, up 3 percent from a year earlier. The state’s fourth-quarter 2016 milk output had been up 4.1 percent from 2015’s fourth quarter.
March milk production in Minnesota totaled 849 million pounds, up 1.9 percent from March 2016, due to 1,000 fewer milk cows but 40 more pounds of milk per cow. Minnesota’s January-March milk production totaled 2.443 billion pounds, up 1 percent from a year earlier. The state’s fourth-quarter 2016 milk output had been up 1.7 percent from the fourth quarter of 2015.
New Mexico’s March milk production totaled 726 million pounds, up 9 percent from March 2016, due to 16,000 more milk cows and 80 more pounds of milk per cow. New Mexico’s first-quarter milk production totaled 2.042 billion pounds, up 10.6 percent from 2016’s first quarter.
The state’s October-December 2016 milk production had been up 3.9 percent from a year earlier, the report cited.
Washington’s March milk production totaled 553 million pounds, down 3.3 percent from March 2016, due to 3,000 fewer milk cows and 45 less pounds of milk per cow.
Washington’s January-March milk production totaled 1.584 billion pounds, down 4.5 percent from a year earlier. The state’s fourthquarter 2016 milk output had been up 0.1 percent from 2015’s fourth quarter.
All told for the 23 reporting states in March, compared to March 2016, milk production was higher in 17 states, with those increases ranging from 0.4 percent in Arizona to 16.4 percent in Texas; and lower in six states, with those declines ranging from 0.4 percent in Florida to 4 percent in Oregon.
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