The USDA NASS
New York Field Office
"Fact Finders for Agriculture"
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Released: June 2003
Monthly
No. 973-6-03
NEW YORK WINTER WHEAT CROP DOWN 5 PERCENT FROM MAY 1
Production of winter wheat in New York is forecast at 7.14 million bushels, down 5 percent from May 1, and
4 percent below last year. Area for grain harvest is unchanged from May 1 at 119,000 acres. Yields are now
expected to average 60.0 bushels per acre, down 3.0 bushels from the May 1 forecast but 2.0 bushels above
last year.
Crop Report Summary, June 1, 2003, with Comparisons
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Crop |
Unit |
New York |
United States | ||||
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 | ||
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1,000 | ||||||
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Production | |||||||
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Winter wheat |
bu. |
6,360 |
7,424 |
7,140 |
1,361,479 |
1,142,802 |
1,563,314 |
NEW YORK MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION
DOWN 19 PERCENT
New York maple syrup 2003 production decreased 19 percent from 2002. Syrup production is estimated at 210,000 gallons, down from the 260,000 gallons produced in 2002. Only two states, Vermont and Maine, produced more syrup.
The number of taps, 1.34 million, decreased 5 percent from last year. Syrup produced per tap averaged 0.157 gallons,
down from 0.184 gallons in 2002. The final value of the 2002 crop is $6.84 million. Increased production from 2001
offset decreased prices.
Heavy snow cover made tapping trees and running tubing more difficult this year. Inconsistent weather early in the spring resulted in a late maple season and poor sap flow. The season opened on March 13 and closed on April 9.
Sap was slightly below average for sweetness, requiring an average of 44 gallons to make one gallon of syrup. Syrup quality was 64 percent dark, 31 percent medium, and 5 percent light. Favorable temperatures were short lived. Temperatures were reported as 52 percent too warm, 14 percent favorable, and 34 percent too cold. The average price per gallon for 2002 syrup decreased as a result of higher bulk sales and less retail sales. In addition to lower bulk prices, retail and wholesale container prices were also generally lower.
MAPLE SYRUP: Production, Price, and Value by State and United States 1/
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State |
Production |
Average price per gallon |
Value of production | ||||
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2001 |
2002 |
2001 |
2002 | |
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1,000 gallons |
Dollars |
1,000 dollars | ||||
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CT |
9 |
8 |
8 |
45.70 |
47.20 |
411 |
378 |
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ME |
200 |
230 |
265 |
18.70 |
19.40 |
3,740 |
4,460 |
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MA |
34 |
45 |
35 |
40.60 |
39.50 |
1,380 |
1,778 |
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MI |
60 |
66 |
59 |
29.70 |
32.50 |
1,782 |
2,145 |
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NH |
45 |
75 |
57 |
40.00 |
41.10 |
1,800 |
3,083 |
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NY |
193 |
260 |
210 |
29.50 |
26.30 |
5,694 |
6,838 |
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OH |
96 |
75 |
51 |
31.30 |
32.30 |
3,005 |
2,423 |
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PA |
69 |
55 |
48 |
25.30 |
26.70 |
1,746 |
1,469 |
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VT |
275 |
500 |
430 |
30.80 |
27.00 |
8,470 |
13,500 |
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WI |
68 |
79 |
76 |
29.20 |
29.30 |
1,986 |
2,315 |
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U.S. |
1,049 |
1,393 |
1,239 |
28.70 |
27.60 |
30,014 |
38,389 |
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1/ Price and value for 2003 available June 2004. | |||||||
NEW YORK CHEESE PRODUCTION INCREASES
Total cheese production in New York, excluding cottage cheese, was 717 million pounds in 2002, up 2 percent from 2001. Italian cheese, which accounted for 58 percent of New York's total cheese output, was up 2 percent; mozzarella production was down 15 percent.
Nationally, total cheese output for 2002 was 8.60 billion pounds (excluding cottage cheese), up 6 percent from a year earlier. Wisconsin remained the leading state with 26 percent of the total, followed by California (20 percent), New York (8 percent), and Idaho (7 percent).
Manufactured Dairy Products, New York and United States,
2001-2002
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Manufactured Products |
New York |
United States | |||
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2001 |
2002 |
National Ranking 2002 |
2001 |
2002 | |
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1,000 lbs. |
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1,000 lbs. | ||
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BUTTER AND CHEESE | |||||
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Butter |
26,221 |
28,292 |
12 |
1,231,838 |
1,355,148 |
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Cheese, Total 1/ |
702,754 |
716,822 |
3 |
8,260,628 |
8,599,049 |
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Cheese, American Types 2/ |
98,476 |
92,709 |
9 |
3,544,185 |
3,709,015 |
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Cheese, Cheddar |
97,531 |
91,648 |
7 |
2,746,691 |
2,840,077 |
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Cheese, Total Italian |
404,655 |
414,180 |
3 |
3,425,886 |
3,506,478 |
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Cheese, Mozzarella |
241,470 |
203,955 |
5 |
2,767.784 |
2,813,712 |
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Cream and Neufchatel Cheese |
3/ |
3/ |
1 |
645,056 |
709,551 |
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Cottage Cheese, Curd |
95,114 |
95,756 |
1 |
454,195 |
437,935 |
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Cottage Cheese, Creamed |
58,812 |
60,528 |
1 |
371,623 |
372,399 |
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Cottage Cheese, Lowfat |
88,661 |
88,400 |
1 |
370,233 |
374,296 |
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OTHER MILK PRODUCTS | |||||
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Canned Evaporated & Condensed Whole Milk |
3/ |
3/ |
3/ |
452,846 |
573,301 |
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Condensed Milk, Unsweetened |
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Whole Milk |
3/ |
3/ |
3/ |
70,132 |
56,028 |
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Skim Milk |
3/ |
3/ |
3/ |
937,027 |
1,033,393 |
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Non-Fat Dry Milk-Human Food |
3/ |
3/ |
3/ |
1,413,777 |
1,568,991 |
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Dry Whey - Total |
124,399 |
125,215 |
3/ |
1,045,655 |
1,115,772 |
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Yogurt - Plain and Flavored |
252,631 |
248,785 |
4 |
2,002,825 |
2,135,106 |
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FROZEN PRODUCTS | |||||
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Ice Cream, Standard |
37,418 |
36,441 |
9 |
970,121 |
988,883 |
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Ice Cream, Lowfat |
7,975 |
5,819 |
14 |
380,165 |
361,587 |
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Milk Sherbet |
2,825 |
2,805 |
6 |
52,634 |
54,639 |
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Other Frozen Dairy Products |
1,444 |
3/ |
3/ |
10,513 |
8,635 |
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Water Ices |
4,437 |
4,236 |
7 |
64,417 |
67,678 |
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1/ Excludes cottage cheese. Total includes some types not shown. 2/ Includes cheddar, colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey and Jack. 3/ Figures not shown when less than three plants reported or individual plant operations might be disclosed. | |||||
Hired Workers on Farms and Wage Rates
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Item |
Northeast I 1/ |
United States | ||||
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April 7-13, 2002 |
Jan 12-18, 2003 |
April 6-12, 2003 |
April 7-13, 2002 |
Jan 12-18, 2003 2/ |
April 6-12, 2003 | |
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1,000 workers | |||||
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All hired workers |
44 |
32 |
39 |
890 |
729 |
781 |
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Worked 150 days or more |
38 |
29 |
31 |
722 |
614 |
619 |
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Worked less than 150 days |
6 |
3 |
8 |
168 |
115 |
162 |
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Hours worked per worker | |||||
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All hired workers |
40.6 |
37.3 |
38.4 |
40.2 |
37.7 |
40.1 |
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Dollars per hour | |||||
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Field workers |
8.35 |
10.01 |
9.76 |
8.06 |
8.30 |
8.40 |
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Livestock workers |
8.56 |
8.36 |
8.55 |
8.43 |
8.90 |
8.75 |
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Field and livestock workers |
8.42 |
9.12 |
9.27 |
8.15 |
8.50 |
8.49 |
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All hired workers |
9.14 |
10.03 |
10.24 |
8.83 |
9.34 |
9.16 |
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1/ New York and New England States (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) are combined into Northeast I region. 2/ Revised. | ||||||
MAY PRICES RECEIVED MIXED
Prices received by New York farmers during May for selected agricultural commodities were mixed compared with a month earlier. Prices for corn, oats, wheat, soybeans, and apples increased while prices for barley, hay, and eggs decreased. Prices for wholesale milk were unchanged from April.
At the National level, the preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May is 107, based on
1990-92=100, up six points from the April Index. Higher prices for lettuce, hogs, broilers, and soybeans more than
offset lower prices for eggs, asparagus, onions, and tomatoes.
Prices Received by Farmers 1/
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Commodity |
Unit |
New York |
United States | ||||
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May 2002 |
Apr 2003 |
May 2003 |
May 2002 |
Apr 2003 |
May 2003 | ||
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Dollars |
Dollars | |||||
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Corn |
bu. |
2.35 |
2.88 |
2.99 |
1.93 |
2.34 |
2.44 |
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Oats |
bu. |
1.89 |
2.28 |
2.30 |
1.99 |
1.99 |
1.96 |
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Wheat |
bu. |
2.84 |
3.19 |
3.20 |
2.81 |
3.37 |
3.43 |
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Barley 2/ |
bu. |
- |
2.92 |
2.29 |
2.24 |
2.87 |
2.90 |
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Soybeans |
bu. |
5.00 |
5.94 |
6.10 |
4.64 |
5.82 |
6.19 |
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Hay, baled |
ton |
119.00 |
116.00 |
110.00 |
103.00 |
94.50 |
99.20 |
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Potatoes |
cwt. |
- |
10.20 |
- |
8.62 |
7.49 |
7.06 |
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Apples, fresh market 3/ |
cwt. |
18.40 |
26.80 |
29.30 |
21.50 |
23.40 |
21.80 |
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Milk, wholesale |
cwt. |
12.80 |
11.80 |
11.80 |
12.10 |
11.00 |
11.10 |
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Milk cows 4/ |
head |
- |
1,250.00 |
- |
- |
1,300.00 |
- |
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Eggs, table market |
doz. |
0.373 |
0.570 |
0.480 |
0.301 |
0.520 |
0.397 |
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Slaughter cows |
cwt. |
39.30 |
37.30 |
5/ |
39.80 |
40.20 |
41.10 |
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Steers and heifers |
cwt. |
61.90 |
61.00 |
5/ |
68.10 |
78.80 |
79.00 |
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All slaughter cattle |
cwt. |
40.70 |
38.70 |
5/ |
65.10 |
74.60 |
74.90 |
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Calves |
cwt. |
144.00 |
93.20 |
5/ |
99.50 |
99.10 |
99.30 |
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Hogs |
cwt. |
- |
- |
- |
33.20 |
34.80 |
40.60 |
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Lambs |
cwt. |
- |
- |
- |
64.40 |
93.60 |
- |
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Index (1990-92=100) | |||||||
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Prices received |
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96 |
101 |
107 | |||
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Prices paid |
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123 |
128 |
127 | |||
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Ratio prices received to prices paid |
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78 |
79 |
84 | |||
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1/ Mid-month price for current month. Average price for entire month shown for previous periods. 2/ Estimates began July 2002. 3/ New York price is equivalent packinghouse door. 4/ Milk cow prices published quarterly. 5/ Price available next month. | |||||||
Cattle and Calves Production, Disposition and Income,
New York, 1999-2002
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Year |
Inventory January 1 |
Calf Crop |
Inship- ments |
Marketings |
Farm slaughter |
Deaths |
Inventory Jan. 1 following |
Gross income 1/ | ||
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Cattle |
Calves |
Cattle |
Calves |
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1,000 head |
1,000 dol. | |||||||||
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1999 |
1,460 |
660 |
26 |
186 |
415 |
2 |
29 |
54 |
1,460 |
125,915 |
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2000 |
1,460 |
640 |
38 |
225 |
451 |
2 |
30 |
50 |
1,380 |
175,575 |
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2001 |
1,380 |
620 |
45 |
170 |
403 |
2 |
30 |
50 |
1,390 |
154,221 |
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2002 |
1,390 |
640 |
35 |
117 |
411 |
2 |
32 |
52 |
1.450 |
109,752 |
Hogs and Pigs Production, Disposition and Income,
New York, 1999-2002
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Year |
Inventory Dec. 1 preceding |
Pig Crop |
Inship- ments |
Marketings |
Farm slaughter |
Deaths |
Inventory Dec. 1 |
Gross income 1/ |
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1,000 head |
1,000 dol. | ||||||
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1999 |
60 |
65 |
15 |
90 |
1 |
9 |
40 |
5,760 |
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2000 |
40 |
129 |
6 |
84 |
1 |
10 |
80 |
6,612 |
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2001 |
80 |
138 |
4 |
136 |
1 |
10 |
75 |
11,161 |
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2002 |
75 |
125 |
6 |
109 |
1 |
10 |
86 |
6,642 |
Sheep and Lamb Production, Disposition and Income,
New York, 1999-2002
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Year |
Inventory January 1 |
Lamb Crop |
Inship- ments |
Marketings |
Farm slaughter |
Deaths |
Inventory Jan. 1 following |
Gross income 1/ | ||
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Sheep |
Lambs |
Sheep |
Lambs |
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1,000 head |
1,000 dol. | |||||||||
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1999 |
55 |
48 |
1 |
2 |
34 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
58 |
2,958 |
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2000 |
58 |
46 |
2 |
5 |
30 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
3,035 |
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2001 |
60 |
49 |
2 |
3 |
36 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
60 |
3,749 |
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2002 |
60 |
51 |
3 |
6 |
31 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
65 |
2,134 |
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1/ Value of marketings and home consumption. | ||||||||||
MAY MILK PRODUCTION DOWN 2 PERCENT
New York dairy herds produced 1.07 billion pounds of milk during May, down 2 percent from the May 2002 level. The decrease was the result of a lower rate per cow. The number of milk cows totaled 682,000 head, unchanged from May of the previous year and 2,000 less than April 2003. Milk per cow averaged 1,570 pounds, 30 pounds less than May 2002.
Milk production in the 20 major states during May totaled 13.0 billion pounds, down 0.4 percent from production in
these same states during May 2002. Production per cow averaged 1,669 pounds for May, 9 pounds below May 2002.
The number of cows on farms in the 20 major states was 7.79 million head, 17,000 head more than May 2002, but
12,000 head less than April 2003.
Dairy Briefs
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Item |
Unit |
New York |
20 Major States | ||||
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May 2002 |
April 2003 |
May 2003 |
May 2002 |
April 2003 |
May 2003 | ||
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Milk Production |
Mil. lb. |
1,091 |
1,023 |
1.071 |
13,039 |
12,645 |
12,992 |
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Milk per cow |
Lb. |
1,600 |
1,495 |
1,570 |
1,678 |
1,622 |
1,669 |
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No. of milk cows |
Thou. hd. |
682 |
684 |
682 |
7,769 |
7,798 |
7,786 |
Dairy Products Manufactured
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Item |
Unit |
New York |
United States | ||||
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Apr 2002 |
Mar 2003 |
Apr 2003 |
Apr 2002 |
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