Milk Production

Milk production in Michigan during 1996 was 5,430 million pounds, down 2 percent from 1995. Michigan ranked 7th nationally in milk production in 1996, accounting for 3.5 percent of U.S. production.
The annual average number of milk cows on Michigan farms during 1996 was 320,000 head, down 6,000 head from last year. Number of operations with milk cows fell to 4,400 from 4,700 in 1995.
Production per cow was 16,969 pounds in 1996, compared with 17,071 pounds in 1995. Average butterfat content was 3.69%, compared with 3.66% in 1995. Ninety-nine percent of production was grade A.
Milk prices during the year averaged $15.00 per cwt., up $2.00 from the previous year.
Cash receipts from milk sales totaled $807 million, up 12 percent from 1995. Milk continued as the number one ranked Michigan commodity in cash receipts.

Table 13-1.-Milk production: Utilization, marketing, and value
Item and unit 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Production:
    Total milk produced on farms, million pounds
 5,397 5,435 5,545 5,565 5,430
    Milkfat produced, million pounds
 198.6 197.3 201.3 203.7 200.4
    Milkfat, percent
 3.68 3.63 3.63 3.66 3.69
Utilization:
    Milk marketed by producers
        Sold to plants and dealers as whole milk, million pounds 1
 5,310 5,340 5,475 5,485 5,360
        Sold directly to consumers, million pounds
 17 19 20 19 15
    Milk used where produced
        Fed to calves, million pounds
 59 65 44 55 50
        Used by farm household, million pounds
 11 11 6 6 5
Marketings:
    Milk marketed by producers
        Sold to plants and dealers
            Quantity, million pounds 2
 5,310 5,340 5,475 5,485 5,360
                Fluid grade, percent
 99 99 98 98 99
                Price per 100 pounds, dollars
 13.30 13.10 13.40 13.00 15.00
                Cash receipts, 1,000 dollars
 706,230 699,540 733,650 713,050 804,000
        Sold directly to consumers
            Quantity, 1,000 quarts
 7,907 8,837 9,302 8,837 6,977
                Price per quart, dollars
 0.64 0.61 0.58 0.50 0.50
                Cash receipts, 1,000 dollars
 5,060 5,391 5,395 4,419 3,488
    Total marketings
        Milk utilized, million pounds
 5,327 5,359 5,495 5,504 5,375
        Average return per 100 pounds of milk, dollars
 13.35 13.15 13.45 13.04 15.02
        Average return per pound milkfat, dollars
 3.63 3.62 3.71 3.56 4.07
        Total cash receipts, 1,000 dollars
 711,290 704,931 739,045 717,469 807,488
Value:
    Value of milk used where produced, 1,000 dollars 2
 9,347 9,997 6,725 7,951 8,263
    Total value of milk produced, 1,000 dollars
 720,637 714,928 745,770 725,420 815,751
1 Includes the equivalent amounts of milk for cream sold to plants and dealers.
2 Includes value of milk fed to calves and milk used by farm households.

Table 13-2.-Milk production: Number of operations
[An operation is any place having one or more milk cows on hand at any time during the year]
Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Number 5,500 5,000 4,800 4,700 4,400

Table 13-3.-Milk cows: Number by month
Month 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
             1,000 head
January
 332 331 329 326 325
February
 332 331 329 326 322
March
 332 331 329 326 321
April
 332 330 328 326 322
May
 332 330 328 326 322
June
 333 330 328 326 322
July
 334 330 328 326 323
August
 334 330 327 326 320
September
 334 330 327 326 317
October
 334 329 326 326 317
November
 334 324 326 326 314
December
 334 329 326 326 312
Annual
 		333 330 328 326 320

Table 13-4.-Milk production: Rate per cow, by month
Month 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Pounds
January
 1,350 1,385 1,370 1,435 1,425
February
 1,290 1,285 1,245 1,315 1,365
March
 1,385 1,405 1,430 1,490 1,485
April
 1,335 1,375 1,415 1,440 1,440
May
 1,395 1,440 1,525 1,510 1,470
June
 1,375 1,400 1,450 1,465 1,385
July
 1,395 1,420 1,470 1,475 1,405
August
 1,375 1,390 1,460 1,425 1,405
September
 1,335 1,345 1,380 1,375 1,365
October
 1,340 1,345 1,415 1,400 1,415
November
 1,285 1,305 1,355 1,340 1,370
December
 1,345 1,375 1,415 1,400 1,445
Annual
 		16,207 16,470 16,905 17,071 16,969

Table 13-5.-Milk production: Total by month
Month 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Million              Pounds
January
 448 458 451 468 463
February
 428 425 410 429 440
March
 460 465 470 486 477
April
 443 454 464 469 464
May
 463 475 500 492 473
June
 458 462 476 478 446
July
 466 469 482 481 454
August
 459 459 477 465 450
September
 446 444 451 448 433
October
 448 443 461 456 449
November
 429 429 442 437 430
December
 449 452 461 456 451
Annual
 		5,397 5,435 5,545 5,565 5,430

Dairy Products

Michigan dairy plants produced 22.1 million pounds of butter in 1996, up 4 percent from 1995. Michigan ranked 7th among states in butter output in 1996.

Michigan produced 15.7 million pounds of creamed cottage cheese and 4.5 million pounds of lowfat cottage cheese. Total cheese production (excluding cottage cheese) totaled 107 million pounds, down 4 million pounds from a year ago.

Dry buttermilk production rose 7 percent in 1996 to 2.22 million pounds, but dry skim milk for animal feed output fell 35 percent to 325,000 pounds. Production of non-fat dry milk for human food dropped 19 percent to 29.4 million pounds while unsweetened condensed skim milk slipped 9 percent from 1995 to 53.3 million pounds.

The annual ice cream production in Michigan was 29.3 million gallons, compared with 27.9 million gallons for 1995. Michigan ranked 8th in total ice cream production for 1996.

Table 13-6.-Butter: Production by month
Month 1994 1995 1996
1,000 pounds
January
 1,573 2,068 1,815
February
 1,465 1,715 1,476
March
 1,671 2,161 2,169
April
 1,998 1,917 2,383
May
 2,440 2,558 2,760
June
 1,541 2,196 1,693
July
 1,238 1,127 1,425
August
 1,138 813 1,313
September
 1,550 1,385 1,017
October
 1,755 1,498 1,289
November
 1,291 1,865 1,763
December
 2,385 1,965 3,007
Total
 		20,045 21,268 22,110

Table 13-7.- Ice cream, total: Production by month
[Includes hard, soft-serve, and freezer-made milkshakes]
Month 1994 1995 1996
1,000 gallons
January
 1,650 1,662 1,804
February
 2,230 1,993 2,045
March
 2,468 2,155 2,204
April
 2,509 2,492 2,600
May
 2,791 2,601 2,815
June
 3,150 3,032 3,338
July
 3,265 3,083 3,489
August
 3,154 3,160 3,098
September
 2,419 2,268 2,432
October
 2,154 2,133 2,035
November
 2,004 1,767 1,572
December
 1,821 1,515 1,864
Total
 		29,615 27,861 29,296

Table 13-8.-Other dairy products: Production totals
Product 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
1,000 pounds
Butter
18,442 20,312 20,045 21,268 22,110
All cheese 1
 105,439 107,849 116,276 111,010 106,603
    Cottage cheese
        Curd
23,013 (2) 19,556 21,650 20,674
        Creamed
15,151 16,142 17,504 16,881 15,692
        Low fat
5,615 6,666 4,478 5,398 4,510
Condensed skim milk, unsweetened, bulk
 19,729 50,939 131,837 58,715 53,266
Dried milk
    Buttermilk
 2,471 647 894 2,083 2,224
    Nonfat for human food
17,742 22,218 30,088 36,099 29,396
Frozen products 1,000 gallons
    Ice cream 3
 26,966 30,961 29,615 27,861 29,296
    Ice cream, lowfat 3
11,944 12,168 13,026 16,194 19,152
    Sherbet 3
2,025 2,147 2,307 1,604 1,747
    Water ices
 349 407 635 276 431
    Other
2,584 5,257 3,499 1,259 1,147
Mix produced
    Ice cream
13,872 15,567 14,321 13,459 14,329
    Ice cream, lowfat
7,057 5,806 5,636 7,221 7,813
    Milk sherbet
1,289 1,258 1,369 972 1,060
    Yogurt, frozen
 NA NA NA 2,323 1,555
1 Excluding cottage cheese.
2 Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
3 Includes hard, soft-serve, and freezer-made milkshakes.

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