NOTE: The colored bar represents cumulative year-to-date milk production for 2012. When it does not surpass the dotted line at the center of the box, it indicates state production is below the previous year’s total (2011). When it does surpass the dotted line, it indicates production is above the previous year’s total.

MARKET WATCHMARKET WATCHMILK

Texas433 +3

1,855 -0.3%803 -0.7%

9,586 100.0%

Utah90 +1

1,810 +0.6%163 +1.9%

1,948 105.1%

Vermont134 NC

1,630 +2.2%218 +2.8%

2,564 101.0%

Virginia95 NC

1,545 +1.0%147 NC

1,726 100.4%

Washington264 +2

1,950 NC515 +0.4%

6,213 100.7%

Wisconsin1,270 -11,845 +5.1%2,343 +5.5%

27,174 104.0%

Arizona185 +5

2,025 +2.8%375 -0.3%

4,513 102.3%

California1,779 -11,920 -2.3%3,416 -2.3%

41,752 100.7%

Colorado135 NC

2,015 +3.1%272 +6.3%

3,199 106.7%

Florida122 NC

1,610 -1.2%196 NC

2,352 103.7%

Idaho580 +2

1,930 +1.0%1,119 +1.0%

13,490 101.8%

Illinois100 NC

1,690 +0.6%169 +1.8%

1,962 103.4%

Indiana174 +1

1,820 +4.6%317 +4.6%

3,690 104.3%

Iowa205 NC

1,890 +2.2%387 +2.9%

4,433 102.0%

Kansas131 +3

1,840 +3.4%241 +10.0%

2,709 104.6%

Michigan377 +2

2,020 +3.6%762 +5.5%

8,879 104.7%

Minnesota465 NC

1,690 +4.3%786 +4.4%

9,064 102.0%

Missouri93 NC

1,230 -0.8%114 -0.9%

1,404 101.2%New Mexico

321 -22,100 +3.7%674 -0.3%

8,144 99.6%

U.S. Total9,213 +161,826 +1.7%16,825 +1.6%

200,284 102.1%

New York610 NC

1,830 +4.3%1,116 +4.2%

13,177 102.7%

Ohio270 NC

1,690 +4.0%456 +3.9%

5,316 103.4%

Oregon123 NC

1,660 NC204 NC

2,505 101.0%

Pennsylvania534 +1

1,685 +2.1%900 +1.2%

10,530 99.3%

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Legend

Number of cows(in thousands)

Milk per cow(month)

(lbs.)Total milk

production (month)

(in millions of lbs.)

Year-to-date milkproduction (total)(in millions of lbs.)

Percentage of year-to-date production versus previous year-to-date

Monthly change(in thousands)

Annual percentchange

Annual percentchange

Jan2012

Feb Mar Apr May June July Sept OctAug Nov Dec

2011

9,150

9,175

9,200

9,225

9,250

9,275

9,300 Dec. 2012: 9,213 High: 9,271 Low: 9,160 Milk cows (in thousands)

MarJan2012

Feb Apr June July Sept OctAug Nov DecMay

2011

1,6751,7001,7251,7501,7751,8001,8251,8501,875

Dec. 2012: 1,767High: 1,857 Low: 1,705

Milk per cow(in pounds, 30-day equivalent)

MarJan2012

Feb Apr May June July Sept OctAug Nov Dec

2011

15,25015,50015,75016,00016,25016,50016,75017,00017,25017,500

Dec. 2012: 16,282High: 17,220 Low: 15,683

Milk production(in pounds, 30-day equivalent)

U.S. HERD STATS

Dec. daily avg. milk per cow: 58.9 lbs.

Robert CroppProfessor EmeritusUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison

Indiana174 +1

1,820 +4.6%317 +4.6%

3,690 104.3%95% 105%100%

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� e USDA’s latest report on December milk production shows milk production picking up. After dropping below year-ago levels for the months of August, September and October, U.S. milk production was 1.2 percent above a year ago for November and 1.6 percent above for December. Milk cow numbers had peaked in April and declined by 85,000 head by October. Despite higher cow slaughter, the ample supply of dairy replacements resulted in milk cow numbers increasing by 11,000 head in November and 16,000 head in December. December milk cow numbers were just 0.1 percent fewer than a year ago and milk per cow improved to a 1.7 percent increase over a year ago. PD

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