Report: April Milk Production Higher Than a Year Ago

Milk production is up 1.7 percent from April 2010, according to a report by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production of milk last month in the 23 major states totaled 15.5 billion pounds with production per cow totaling 1,834 pounds. The number of milk cows on farms also increased to 8.43 million heads, which is 97,000 more than in April 2010. Review the report.