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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Joseph Morse
Monday, December 20, 2010

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                       NOVEMBER MILK PRODUCTION INCREASED


New York dairy herds produced 1.03 billion pounds of milk during November.  Milk 
cows were unchanged while production per cow was up from the previous year 
resulting in a 4.6 percent increase in milk production compared to November 2009.  
The number of milk cows averaged 611,000 head, unchanged from November of the 
previous year.  Milk per cow averaged 1,680 pounds, up 75 pounds from the November 
2009 rate.

Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $19.30 per hundredweight of 
milk sold during November, down 20 cents from October but $3.30 more than 
November a year ago.    
 
Milk production in the 23 major States during November totaled 14.4 billion pounds, up 
3.1 percent from November 2009. October production, unrevised at 14.8 billion pounds, 
was up 3.3 percent from October 2009.           
 
Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,722 pounds for November, 41 
pounds above November 2009.  The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major 
States was 8.37 million head, 57,000 head more than November 2009, but unchanged 
from October 2010.
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12-20-10