Milk Production Nevada Report          Nevada milk production during the first quarter of 2005 was up 0.8 percent from last year’s first quarter to 128 million pounds. The average number of milk cows in the State remained unchanged from 25,000 head in the previous year. National Report          Milk production in the U.S. during the January-March quarter totaled 43.2 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent from the January-March quarter last year. The average number of milk cows in the U.S. during the quarter was 9.00 million head, just 2,000 head more than the same period last year.

Milk Production

Nevada Report

         Nevada milk production during the first quarter of 2005 was up 0.8 percent from last year’s first quarter to 128 million pounds. The average number of milk cows in the State remained unchanged from 25,000 head in the previous year.

National Report

         Milk production in the U.S. during the January-March quarter totaled 43.2 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent from the January-March quarter last year. The average number of milk cows in the U.S. during the quarter was 9.00 million head, just 2,000 head more than the same period last year.

Nevada Hay Prices

                                               Nevada all hay prices for April were down slightly from prices in March. The All Hay price averaged $105.00 per ton and Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures averaged $100.00 per ton. All Other Hay prices averaged $130.00 per ton. March prices were $114.00 for All Hay, $112.00 for Alfalfa, and $127.00 for All Other Hay. National level prices were up. All Hay came in at $96.90 per ton, $7.80 per ton above the March average. Alfalfa, at $103.00 per ton, up $6.60 from last month. All Other Hay averaged $75.40 per ton, up $5.00 from March.

Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2004

Nevada Report

         Nevada milk production during 2004 was up 4.75 percent from 2003 to 509 million pounds. The average number of milk cows was 25,000, unchanged from 2003, but average milk per cow was up from 19,400 pounds per cow in 2003 to 20,360 pounds in 2004. Cash receipts from Nevada milk and cream marketings totaled $74.9 million, 28.4 percent above those of the previous year. Average producer price received for fluid milk was $14.90 per hundredweight compared to $11.20 in 2003.

United States Report

         United States milk production increased 0.2 percent in 2004 to 170.8 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 18,957 pounds, was 197 pounds above 2003. The annual average number of milk cows on farms, at 9.01 million head, was 73,000 head fewer than 2003. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2004 totaled $27.4 billion, 22 percent above 2003. Producer returns averaged $16.13 per hundredweight, 22 percent above 2003. Marketings totaled 169.7 billion pounds, up marginally from 2003. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers as well as milk sold directly to consumers.

 

 

 

 

       Gross Income from Meat Animals Rises

 

        Gross income from Nevada meat animals jumped 13 percent between 2003 and 2004, reaching $219.5 million. Income from cattle and calves, sheep and lambs, and hogs and pigs all rose sharply from 2003. Cattle contributed the lion’s share of the gross income, $213.9 million , followed by sheep at $4.5 million and hogs at $1.1 million.

 

            The 2004 gross income from cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, and sheep and lambs for the U.S. totaled $62.6 billion, up 11 percent from 2003. Gross income increased for cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, and sheep and lambs. Cattle and calves increased 5 percent, while hogs and pigs increased 35 percent, and sheep and lambs increased 3 percent. Total 2004 cash receipts from marketings of meat animals increased 11 percent to $62.2 billion. Cattle and calves accounted for 76 percent of this total, hogs and pigs 23 percent, and sheep and lambs 1 percent. Production increased for hogs and pigs, but declined for both cattle and calves and sheep and lambs. Average prices were up for all three species.

 

 

Pasture and Range Condition

 

April Weather Summary

  

         A series of low pressure storm systems passed through the State making for cool, unsettled weather. Precipitation totals were near twice normal in the northeast and northwest, but less than half normal in some central regions. Mountain snow pack continued to accumulate with totals far exceeding normal in western watersheds and slightly exceeding normal in the east. Stream flows rose and the Humboldt River was running out of it’s banks. Range forage flourished with cheat grass and mustard weed greening. Spring grain planting was completed between rains and potato planting was underway. Haying was underway in the south. Irrigation began and fertilization and weed spraying were underway in the north. Calving and lambing neared completion and livestock were being moved to public grazing lands. Main farm and ranch activities: Calving, early haying, spring planting, irrigating, fertilizing, weed spraying.

Monthly Weather Summary for Selected Nevada Stations, April 2005