December Milk Production Up 2.8 Percent

Milk production in 23 major states jumped to15 billion pounds last month, an increase of 2.8 percent from last year’s figures, according to a USDA report. Production per cow averaged 1,794 pounds in last December, which is 33 pounds higher than December 2009. Dairy farmers increased their herd size within the past year as the number of milk cows went up by 74,000 heads, totaling 8.39 million. Read the report.