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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Joseph Morse
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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                  SEPTEMBER MILK PRODUCTION INCREASED


New York dairy herds produced 1.04 billion pounds of milk during September.  Milk 
cows declined while production per cow was up from the previous year resulting in a 
3.6 percent increase in milk production compared to September 2009.  The number of 
milk cows averaged 611,000 head, down 6,000 head from September of the previous 
year.  Milk per cow averaged 1,695 pounds, up 75 pounds from the September 2009 
rate.

Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $18.20 per hundredweight of 
milk sold during September, up 20 cents from August and $4.70 more than September 
a year ago.
 
Milk production in the 23 major States during September totaled 14.5 billion pounds, 
up 3.6 percent from September 2009. August revised production at 15.0 billion pounds, 
was up 2.7 percent from August 2009. The August revision represented a decrease of 
18 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.         
  
Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,729 pounds for September, 54 
pounds above September 2009.  The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major 
States was 8.37 million head, 31,000 head more than September 2009, and 4,000 
head more than August 2010.

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