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News Release
NR-13-16
February 21, 2013

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 763 million pounds of milk during January, 
up 3.1 percent from a year ago, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field 
Office. The daily rate per cow was 65.3 pounds, up 1.1 pounds from 2012. The 
dairy herd was estimated at 377,000 head for January, up 5,000 from a year 
earlier.

Milk production in the 23 major States during January totaled 15.9 billion 
pounds, up 0.6 percent from January 2012. The daily production per cow in the 
23 major States averaged 60.4 pounds for January, up 0.4 pound from January 
2012. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.50 
million head, 2,000 less than in January 2012 but 6,000 head more than in 
December 2012.

                          Milk production, January                          
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                  :         :       Michigan        :    23 Major states    
     Commodity    :  Unit   :-----------------------:-----------------------
                  :         : 2011  : 2012  : 2013  : 2011  : 2012  : 2013  
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Cows              : 1,000 Hd:  363     372     377    8,405   8,502   8,500 
Daily rate per cow: Pounds  : 63.2    64.2    65.3     58.4    60.0    60.4 
Production        : Mil lbs :  711     740     763   15,216  15,810  15,901 
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