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Farm News: WI Milk Production Slides HighercommentsPosted: 12.20.2010 Wisconsin milk production edged up another half a percentage point for November - thanks to 7,000 more milk cows this year over last. The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major states was 8.37 million head, 57,000 head more than November 2009, but unchanged from October 2010. California production was up 4.5 percent from a year ago, with 15,000 fewer cows. However, output per cow gained 95 pounds.
New York was up 4.6 percent, with output per cow up 75 pounds. Idaho was up 7.2 percent, on 24,000 more cows and a 50 pound increase per cow. Pennsylvania was up 3.2 percent. Minnesota was down 1.5 percent, despite 1,000 more cows., however there was a 25 pound loss per cow. The biggest increase was in Arizona, up 8.7 percent. Oregon was next, up 8.4 percent, and Colorado was third highest in milk production, at 7.4 percent.
The biggest decline was in Missouri, down 8.1 percent, due to 9,000 fewer cows, but output per cow was up 10 pounds from a year ago. Iowa was next, down 3.3 percent with 11,000 fewer cows, but output per cow was up 30 pounds. Minnesota had the third lowest at 1.5 percent.
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