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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Joseph Morse
Monday, December 21, 2009

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                          NOVEMBER MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 
 
New York dairy herds produced 965 million pounds of milk during November accordin
g to Stephen Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service,
New York Field office.  Milk cows declined while production per cow was unchanged
from the previous year resulting in a 2.1 percent decrease in milk production
compared to November 2008.  The number of milk cows averaged 611,000 head, down
13,000 head from November of the previous year.  Milk per cow averaged 1,580
pounds, unchanged from the November 2008 rate. 
 
Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $14.80 per hundredweight
of milk sold during November, up 50 cents from October but $2.60 less than November
a year ago.  
 
Milk production in the 23 major States during November totaled 14.0 billion pounds,
down 1.0 percent from November 2008. October revised production at 14.3 billion
pounds, was down 1.2 percent from October 2008. The October revision represented
a decrease of 12 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary
production estimate.   
  
Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,679 pounds for November,
25 pounds above November 2008.  The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major
States was 8.31 million head, 209,000 head less than November 2008, and 6,000
head less than October 2009. 
 
 
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12-21-09