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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Joseph Morse
Monday, September 20, 2010

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                        AUGUST MILK PRODUCTION INCREASED  



New York dairy herds produced 1.09 billion pounds of milk during August.  Milk cows 
declined while production per cow was up from the previous year resulting in a 4.8 
percent increase in milk production compared to August 2009.  The number of milk 
cows averaged 611,000 head, down 7,000 head from August of the previous year.  Milk 
per cow averaged 1,790 pounds, up 100 pounds from the August 2009 rate.

Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $17.90 per hundredweight of 
milk sold during August, up 50 cents from July and $5.20 more than August a year 
ago.
 
Milk production in the 23 major States during August totaled 15.0 billion pounds, up 
2.8 percent from August 2009. July production, unrevised at 15.3 billion pounds, was 
up 3.0 percent from July 2009.        
  
Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,796 pounds for August, 51 
pounds above August 2009.  The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States 
was 8.36 million head, 10,000 head less than August 2009, and 8,000 head less than 
July 2010.

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