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News Release
NR-12-13
February 21, 2012

U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Michigan Field Office
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Post Office Box 30239
Lansing, MI  48909-6248

Phone:      (517) 324-5300
Facsimile:  (517) 324-5299
E-mail:     nass-mi@nass.usda.gov
Web site:   www.nass.usda.gov

Jay V. Johnson, Director

January Milk Production

Dairy herds in Michigan produced 731 million pounds of milk during January, 
up 2.8 percent from a year ago, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field 
Office. The daily rate per cow was 63.5 pounds, up 0.3 pounds from January 
2011. The dairy herd was estimated at 371,000 head for January, up 8,000 from 
a year earlier.

Milk production in the 23 major States during January totaled 15.8 billion 
pounds, up 3.7 percent from January 2011. The daily production per cow in the 
23 major States averaged 59.9 pounds for January, up 1.5 pounds from January 
2011. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.5 million 
head, 93,000 head more than January 2011, and up 13,000 head from December 
2011.

                          Milk production, January                          
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                  :         :       Michigan        :    23 Major states    
     Commodity    :  Unit   :-----------------------:-----------------------
                  :         : 2010  : 2011  : 2012  : 2010  : 2011  : 2012  
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Cows              : 1,000 Hd:  354     363     371    8,319   8,405   8,498 
Daily rate per cow: Pounds  : 61.9    63.2    63.5     57.5    58.4    59.9 
Production        : Mil lbs :  680     711     731   14,838  15,219  15,782 
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