ia-press-release Milk Production PRESS RELEASE National Agricultural Statistics Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, DS 20250 Ag Statistics Hotline: 1-800-727-9540 www.usda.gov/nass/ Media Contact: Iowa Field Office 515-284-4340 Email: nass-ia@nass.usda.gov Iowa: Milk production in Iowa in August totaled 312 million pounds, down 1 percent from August 2004. The average number of milk cows, 186,000 head, was 6,000 head below August 2004. Production per cow averaged 1,680 pounds, 40 pounds higher than production levels one year ago. United States: Milk production in the 23 major States during August totaled 13.6 billion pounds, up 4.6 percent from August 2004. July revised production, at 13.7 billion pounds, was up 4.2 percent from July 2004. The July revision represented a decrease of 6 million pounds from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,665 pounds for August, 64 pounds above August 2004. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.15 million head, 52,000 head more than August 2004, and 9,000 head more than July 2005. Milk Cows and Production: By Selected States, August 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk Cows 1/ : Milk Per Cow 2/ : Milk Production 2/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : :'05 as % : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : of '04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head --- Pounds --- Million Pounds Percent : CA : 1,733 1,763 1,775 1,790 3,076 3,156 2.6 IL : 107 104 1,490 1,515 159 158 -0.6 IA : 192 186 1,640 1,680 315 312 -1.0 MN : 465 455 1,440 1,505 670 685 2.2 MO : 121 115 1,210 1,170 146 135 -7.5 WI : 1,240 1,236 1,510 1,585 1,872 1,959 4.6 23 State Total : 8,102 2,154 1,601 1,665 12,970 13,573 4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 3/ The 23 States are Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. - # - Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.usda.gov/nass/.