U.S. milk production up 1.5% in May
summary：Milk production in the 23 largest producing states totaled 16,897 million lbs in May, up 3.7% from April and up 1.5% from May 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Milk Production report....
Milk production in the 23 largest producing states totaled 16,897 million lbs in May, up 3.7% from April and up 1.5% from May 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Milk Production report.Production per cow averaged 1,976 lbs, up 3.3% from April and the highest May average since the U.S.D.A. began the 23-state series in 2003. There were 8,552,000 dairy cows in the 23 states, up 10,000 head from April. The top 23 states account for 93% of U.S. milk production, which was estimated at 18.1 billion lbs in May.