Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Make More Milk in March
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 -- 7:41 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Wisconsin dairy farmers continued to produce more milk during the month of March when compared to a year earlier, but the trend didn't hold true for the rest of the nation's top dairy states.According to the USDA's monthly milk production report, state output totaled 2.61 billion pounds last month, up 0.4 percent from March 2018, and more than February's 2.36 billion, which had less days on the calendar. Nationally, 17.8 billion pounds of milk was produced in the 23 major dairy states for the month, which was down fractionally from 2018, but more than the previous month's 16 billion.
Meanwhile, the number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major states was 8.71 million head, 50,000 head less than March 2018, and 9,000 head less than February 2019. The average number of milk cows on Wisconsin farms for the month was 1.27 million head, unchanged from last month, but down 4,000 head less than last year. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,060 pounds, up 15 pounds from last year's figures.
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