October 18, 2007

Wyoming Milk Cows Down Slightly

Wyoming: The number of milk cows in Wyoming during July - September 2007 averaged 7,000 head, according to Carrie White with the Wyoming Field Office of USDA NASS. The number was down 200 head from the previous quarter but 200 head above the same quarter one year ago. Milk production during the third quarter of 2007 was 35.0 million pounds, was virtually unchanged from the previous quarter and up 12 percent from the same quarter last year.

United States: Milk production in the U.S. during the July - September quarter totaled 46.1 billion pounds, up 3.1 percent from the July - September quarter last year. The average number of milk cows in the U.S. during the quarter was 9.16 million head, 44,000 head more than the same period last year.