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News Release
NR-12-18
March 20, 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

February Milk Production

Dairy herds in Michigan produced 714 million pounds of milk during February, 
up 9.5 percent from a year ago, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field 
Office. The daily rate per cow was 65.9 pounds, up 2.0 pounds from 2011. The 
dairy herd was estimated at 374,000 head for February, up 10,000 from a year 
earlier.

Milk production in the 23 major States during February totaled 15.2 billion 
pounds, up 8.3 percent from February 2011. The daily production per cow in 
the 23 major States averaged 61.4 pounds for February, up 1.9 pounds from 
February 2011. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 
8.51 million head, 102,000 head more than February 2011, and up 8,000 head 
from January 2012.

                          Milk production, February                         
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                  :         :       Michigan        :    23 Major states    
     Commodity    :  Unit   :-----------------------:-----------------------
                  :         : 2010  : 2011  : 2012  : 2010  : 2011  : 2012  
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Cows              : 1,000 Hd:  355     364     374    8,323   8,408   8,510 
Daily rate per cow: Pounds  : 63.0    63.9    65.9     58.6    59.5    61.4 
Production        : Mil lbs :  627     652     714   13,668  13,997  15,162 
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