U.S. milk production slightly higher in April

April U.S. milk production was three-tenths of a percent higher than a year ago.  USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says production was at 19.2 billion pounds of milk.  The 24 major milk-producing states had production rise half a percent, accounting for 18.4 billion pounds of milk in April.

USDA also revised the March production figures to 19 billion pounds, a tenth of a percent more than originally estimated.

Production per cow was up one pound compared to a year ago at 2,037 pounds. 

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