Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2010 Summary April 2011 ISSN: 1949-1506 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This is the first issue produced using the new layout. This report issue is published using both layouts but future issues will only be produced using this layout. The previous layout is available on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov. Contents Summary........................................................................... 4 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2008-2010........... 5 Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2008-2010........ 5 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2008-2010................... 5 Value of Milk Production - United States: 2008-2010............................... 5 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2009..... 6 Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2009.. 7 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2009............. 8 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2009......................... 9 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2010..... 10 Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2010.. 11 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2010............. 12 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2010......................... 13 Statistical Methodology........................................................... 14 Information Contacts.............................................................. 14 Summary Milk production increased 1.8 percent in 2010 to 193 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 21,149 pounds, was 576 pounds above 2009. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.12 million head, down 86,000 head from 2009. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2010 totaled $31.4 billion, 28.9 percent higher than 2009. Producer returns averaged $16.35 per hundredweight, 26.5 percent above 2009. Marketings totaled 191.8 billion pounds, 1.9 percent above 2009. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers. An estimated 991 million pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 2.0 percent less than 2009. Calves were fed 89 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2008-2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Per milk cow : Percent of fat : Total : of :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : milk : : : Fluid :Manufacturing : All : : Year : cows 1/ : Milk : Milkfat : grade : grade : milk : Milk : Milkfat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 head ------ pounds ----- ------------- percent ------------ --- million pounds --- : 2008 .......: 9,315 20,395 751 3.68 4.01 3.68 189,982 6,998.1 2009 .......: 9,203 20,573 755 3.67 4.00 3.67 189,334 6,949.0 2010 .......: 9,117 21,149 774 3.65 4.00 3.66 192,819 7,052.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2008-2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk used where produced : Milk marketed by producers :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Used : : : Year : Fed to : for milk : : : Fluid : calves 1/ : cream and : Total : Total 2/ : grade 3/ : : butter : : : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- million pounds ----------------- percent : 2008 ...: 942 124 1,066 188,917 99 2009 ...: 899 112 1,011 188,322 98 2010 ...: 883 108 991 191,827 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2008-2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Combined marketings of milk and cream :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average returns per cwt 1/ : : Year : :--------------------------------------------: Returns : Cash : Milk : : : : per : receipts : utilized : Fluid :Manufacturing : All : pound of : from : : grade : grade : milk : milkfat : marketings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds --------------------- dollars -------------------- 1,000 dollars : 2008 .....: 188,917 18.45 17.91 18.45 5.01 34,849,113 2009 .....: 188,322 12.94 12.03 12.93 3.52 24,338,642 2010 .....: 191,827 16.37 14.56 16.35 4.47 31,361,181 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - United States: 2008-2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Combined marketings of milk and cream :----------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, : : : cream and butter : Gross : Value : where produced : producers : of :-----------------------------: income 2/ : all milk Year : Milk : Value 1/ : :produced 1/ 3/ : utilized : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------ 1,000 dollars ----------- : 2008 ..: 124 23,743 34,872,856 35,050,757 2009 ..: 112 15,295 24,353,937 24,473,409 2010 ..: 108 18,538 31,379,719 31,526,417 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2009 [May not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Per milk cow : Percent of fat : Total : of :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : milk : : : Fluid :Manufacturing: All : : State : cows 1/ : Milk : Milkfat : grade : grade : milk : Milk : Milkfat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head ------ pounds ----- ------------ percent ----------- --- million pounds --- : Alabama ........: 11.0 14,909 544 3.65 - 3.65 164.0 6.0 Alaska .........: 0.6 10,000 344 3.44 - 3.44 6.0 0.2 Arizona ........: 177.0 23,028 804 3.49 - 3.49 4,076.0 142.3 Arkansas .......: 13.0 12,692 462 3.64 - 3.64 165.0 6.0 California .....: 1,796.0 22,000 805 3.64 4.13 3.66 39,512.0 1,446.1 Colorado .......: 123.0 23,081 803 3.48 - 3.48 2,839.0 98.8 Connecticut ....: 19.0 18,579 699 3.76 - 3.76 353.0 13.3 Delaware .......: 6.0 17,000 634 3.73 - 3.73 102.0 3.8 Florida ........: 115.0 18,070 647 3.58 - 3.58 2,078.0 74.4 Georgia ........: 77.0 18,182 664 3.65 - 3.65 1,400.0 51.1 : Hawaii .........: 1.5 14,200 507 3.57 - 3.57 21.3 0.8 Idaho ..........: 550.0 22,091 797 3.61 - 3.61 12,150.0 438.6 Illinois .......: 102.0 18,873 706 3.73 3.81 3.74 1,925.0 72.0 Indiana ........: 168.0 20,137 745 3.70 (D) 3.70 3,383.0 125.2 Iowa ...........: 215.0 20,367 747 3.67 3.82 3.67 4,379.0 160.7 Kansas .........: 118.0 21,085 767 3.64 - 3.64 2,488.0 90.6 Kentucky .......: 84.0 14,190 521 3.67 - 3.67 1,192.0 43.7 Louisiana ......: 23.0 11,870 420 3.54 - 3.54 273.0 9.7 Maine ..........: 33.0 18,061 659 3.65 - 3.65 596.0 21.8 Maryland .......: 55.0 18,255 692 3.79 - 3.79 1,004.0 38.1 : Massachusetts ..: 14.0 17,571 676 3.85 - 3.85 246.0 9.5 Michigan .......: 355.0 22,445 815 3.63 - 3.63 7,968.0 289.2 Minnesota ......: 469.0 19,230 717 3.73 3.77 3.73 9,019.0 336.4 Mississippi ....: 18.0 13,889 506 3.64 - 3.64 250.0 9.1 Missouri .......: 107.0 14,654 533 3.64 3.78 3.64 1,568.0 57.1 Montana ........: 15.0 19,933 716 3.59 - 3.59 299.0 10.7 Nebraska .......: 61.0 19,672 712 3.62 (D) 3.62 1,200.0 43.4 Nevada .........: 28.0 21,821 796 3.65 - 3.65 611.0 22.3 New Hampshire ..: 15.0 19,533 738 3.78 - 3.78 293.0 11.1 New Jersey .....: 9.0 17,889 665 3.72 - 3.72 161.0 6.0 : New Mexico .....: 325.0 24,320 858 3.53 - 3.53 7,904.0 279.0 New York .......: 619.0 20,071 747 3.72 - 3.72 12,424.0 462.2 North Carolina .: 45.0 19,644 727 3.70 - 3.70 884.0 32.7 North Dakota ...: 23.0 16,739 629 3.76 3.78 3.76 385.0 14.5 Ohio ...........: 277.0 18,744 705 3.76 3.88 3.76 5,192.0 195.2 Oklahoma .......: 59.0 16,983 615 3.62 - 3.62 1,002.0 36.3 Oregon .........: 114.0 19,719 732 3.71 - 3.71 2,248.0 83.4 Pennsylvania ...: 545.0 19,360 718 3.71 - 3.71 10,551.0 391.4 Rhode Island ...: 1.1 17,818 702 3.94 - 3.94 19.6 0.8 South Carolina .: 17.0 19,000 724 3.81 - 3.81 323.0 12.3 : South Dakota ...: 94.0 20,128 761 3.78 3.76 3.78 1,892.0 71.5 Tennessee ......: 56.0 16,232 597 3.68 - 3.68 909.0 33.5 Texas ..........: 423.0 20,898 773 3.70 - 3.70 8,840.0 327.1 Utah ...........: 84.0 21,036 766 3.64 - 3.64 1,767.0 64.3 Vermont ........: 135.0 18,289 693 3.79 - 3.79 2,469.0 93.6 Virginia .......: 96.0 18,083 662 3.66 - 3.66 1,736.0 63.5 Washington .....: 240.0 23,171 860 3.71 - 3.71 5,561.0 206.3 West Virginia ..: 11.0 14,727 536 3.64 - 3.64 162.0 5.9 Wisconsin ......: 1,257.0 20,079 743 3.70 3.82 3.70 25,239.0 933.8 Wyoming ........: 5.5 19,036 676 3.49 3.85 3.55 104.7 3.7 : United States ..: 9,203.0 20,573 755 3.67 4.00 3.67 189,334.0 6,949.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2009 [May not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk used where produced : Milk marketed by producers :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Used : : : State : Fed to : for milk, : : Total : Fluid : calves 1/ : cream, and : Total : quantity 2/ : grade 3/ : : butter : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- million pounds ----------------- percent : Alabama .......: 0.6 0.4 1.0 163.0 100 Alaska ........: 0.3 0.2 0.5 5.5 100 Arizona .......: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,063.0 100 Arkansas ......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 163.0 100 California ....: 20.0 4.0 24.0 39,488.0 95 Colorado ......: 32.0 3.0 35.0 2,804.0 100 Connecticut ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 350.0 100 Delaware ......: 0.9 0.1 1.0 101.0 100 Florida .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 2,072.0 100 Georgia .......: 11.0 1.0 12.0 1,388.0 100 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 0.1 0.2 21.1 100 Idaho .........: 26.0 1.0 27.0 12,123.0 100 Illinois ......: 9.0 2.0 11.0 1,914.0 98 Indiana .......: 22.0 3.0 25.0 3,358.0 99 Iowa ..........: 18.0 2.0 20.0 4,359.0 99 Kansas ........: 10.0 1.0 11.0 2,477.0 100 Kentucky ......: 15.0 2.0 17.0 1,175.0 100 Louisiana .....: 5.0 1.0 6.0 267.0 100 Maine .........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 592.0 100 Maryland ......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 997.0 100 : Massachusetts .: 2.0 1.0 3.0 243.0 100 Michigan ......: 26.0 2.0 28.0 7,940.0 100 Minnesota .....: 100.0 5.0 105.0 8,914.0 98 Mississippi ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 248.0 100 Missouri ......: 18.0 5.0 23.0 1,545.0 96 Montana .......: 4.0 2.0 6.0 293.0 100 Nebraska ......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,192.0 99 Nevada ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 605.0 100 New Hampshire .: 2.5 0.5 3.0 290.0 100 New Jersey ....: 1.5 0.5 2.0 159.0 100 : New Mexico ....: 47.0 5.0 52.0 7,852.0 100 New York ......: 30.0 2.0 32.0 12,392.0 100 North Carolina : 6.0 3.0 9.0 875.0 100 North Dakota ..: 9.0 1.0 10.0 375.0 83 Ohio ..........: 25.0 5.0 30.0 5,162.0 96 Oklahoma ......: 9.0 1.0 10.0 992.0 100 Oregon ........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 2,227.0 100 Pennsylvania ..: 48.0 18.0 66.0 10,485.0 100 Rhode Island ..: 0.1 - 0.1 19.5 100 South Carolina : 2.0 1.0 3.0 320.0 100 : South Dakota ..: 8.0 1.0 9.0 1,883.0 98 Tennessee .....: 3.0 1.0 4.0 905.0 100 Texas .........: 25.0 1.0 26.0 8,814.0 100 Utah ..........: 8.0 1.0 9.0 1,758.0 100 Vermont .......: 15.5 2.5 18.0 2,451.0 100 Virginia ......: 6.0 2.0 8.0 1,728.0 100 Washington ....: 16.0 1.0 17.0 5,544.0 100 West Virginia .: 1.0 1.0 2.0 160.0 100 Wisconsin .....: 252.0 20.0 272.0 24,967.0 97 Wyoming .......: 1.3 0.2 1.5 103.2 84 : United States .: 899.0 112.0 1,011.0 188,322.0 98 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2009 [May not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average returns per cwt 1/ : : : :--------------------------------------------: : : : : : : : Cash : Milk : : : : Returns : receipts State : utilized : Fluid :Manufacturing : All : per lb : from : : grade : grade : milk : milkfat : marketings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds --------------------- dollars -------------------- 1,000 dollars : Alabama .......: 163.0 15.60 - 15.60 4.27 25,428 Alaska ........: 5.5 24.50 - 24.50 7.12 1,348 Arizona .......: 4,063.0 12.10 - 12.10 3.47 491,623 Arkansas ......: 163.0 13.40 - 13.40 3.68 21,842 California ....: 39,488.0 11.46 12.09 11.49 3.14 4,537,171 Colorado ......: 2,804.0 12.80 - 12.80 3.68 358,912 Connecticut ...: 350.0 14.30 - 14.30 3.80 50,050 Delaware ......: 101.0 14.20 - 14.20 3.81 14,342 Florida .......: 2,072.0 16.90 - 16.90 4.72 350,168 Georgia .......: 1,388.0 14.60 - 14.60 4.00 202,648 : Hawaii ........: 21.1 35.50 - 35.50 9.94 7,491 Idaho .........: 12,123.0 11.80 - 11.80 3.27 1,430,514 Illinois ......: 1,914.0 13.30 12.80 13.30 3.56 254,562 Indiana .......: 3,358.0 13.40 (D) 13.40 3.62 449,972 Iowa ..........: 4,359.0 13.20 11.20 13.20 3.60 575,388 Kansas ........: 2,477.0 14.00 - 14.00 3.85 346,780 Kentucky ......: 1,175.0 14.10 - 14.10 3.84 165,675 Louisiana .....: 267.0 14.20 - 14.20 4.01 37,914 Maine .........: 592.0 14.80 - 14.80 4.05 87,616 Maryland ......: 997.0 14.50 - 14.50 3.83 144,565 : Massachusetts .: 243.0 14.30 - 14.30 3.71 34,749 Michigan ......: 7,940.0 13.40 - 13.40 3.69 1,063,960 Minnesota .....: 8,914.0 13.40 11.30 13.40 3.59 1,194,476 Mississippi ...: 248.0 14.30 - 14.30 3.93 35,464 Missouri ......: 1,545.0 13.10 10.60 13.00 3.57 200,850 Montana .......: 293.0 14.60 - 14.60 4.07 42,778 Nebraska ......: 1,192.0 13.40 (D) 13.40 3.70 159,728 Nevada ........: 605.0 11.40 - 11.40 3.12 68,970 New Hampshire .: 290.0 14.00 - 14.00 3.70 40,600 New Jersey ....: 159.0 12.80 - 12.80 3.44 20,352 : New Mexico ....: 7,852.0 12.10 - 12.10 3.43 950,092 New York ......: 12,392.0 13.60 - 13.60 3.66 1,685,312 North Carolina : 875.0 15.20 - 15.20 4.11 133,000 North Dakota ..: 375.0 13.40 10.90 13.00 3.46 48,750 Ohio ..........: 5,162.0 14.20 11.80 14.10 3.75 727,842 Oklahoma ......: 992.0 14.60 - 14.60 4.03 144,832 Oregon ........: 2,227.0 13.70 - 13.70 3.69 305,099 Pennsylvania ..: 10,485.0 14.40 - 14.40 3.88 1,509,840 Rhode Island ..: 19.5 14.20 - 14.20 3.60 2,769 South Carolina : 320.0 15.90 - 15.90 4.17 50,880 : South Dakota ..: 1,883.0 13.90 11.20 13.80 3.65 259,854 Tennessee .....: 905.0 14.10 - 14.10 3.83 127,605 Texas .........: 8,814.0 13.30 - 13.30 3.59 1,172,262 Utah ..........: 1,758.0 12.20 - 12.20 3.35 214,476 Vermont .......: 2,451.0 13.80 - 13.80 3.64 338,238 Virginia ......: 1,728.0 15.30 - 15.30 4.18 264,384 Washington ....: 5,544.0 12.30 - 12.30 3.32 681,912 West Virginia .: 160.0 12.90 - 12.90 3.54 20,640 Wisconsin .....: 24,967.0 13.10 12.40 13.10 3.54 3,270,677 Wyoming .......: 103.2 14.10 12.00 13.80 3.89 14,242 : United States .: 188,322.0 12.94 12.03 12.93 3.52 24,338,642 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2009 [May not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, : : : cream, and butter : Gross : Value of : by producers : producer : milk State :-----------------------------: income 2/ :produced 1/ 3/ : Milk : : : : utilized : Value 1/ : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------ 1,000 dollars ----------- : Alabama .......: 0.4 62 25,490 25,584 Alaska ........: 0.2 49 1,397 1,470 Arizona .......: 1.0 121 491,744 493,196 Arkansas ......: 0.3 40 21,882 22,110 California ....: 4.0 460 4,537,631 4,539,929 Colorado ......: 3.0 384 359,296 363,392 Connecticut ...: 0.5 72 50,122 50,479 Delaware ......: 0.1 14 14,356 14,484 Florida .......: 1.0 169 350,337 351,182 Georgia .......: 1.0 146 202,794 204,400 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 36 7,527 7,562 Idaho .........: 1.0 118 1,430,632 1,433,700 Illinois ......: 2.0 266 254,828 256,025 Indiana .......: 3.0 402 450,374 453,322 Iowa ..........: 2.0 264 575,652 578,028 Kansas ........: 1.0 140 346,920 348,320 Kentucky ......: 2.0 282 165,957 168,072 Louisiana .....: 1.0 142 38,056 38,766 Maine .........: 1.0 148 87,764 88,208 Maryland ......: 1.0 145 144,710 145,580 : Massachusetts .: 1.0 143 34,892 35,178 Michigan ......: 2.0 268 1,064,228 1,067,712 Minnesota .....: 5.0 670 1,195,146 1,208,546 Mississippi ...: 1.0 143 35,607 35,750 Missouri ......: 5.0 650 201,500 203,840 Montana .......: 2.0 292 43,070 43,654 Nebraska ......: 1.0 134 159,862 160,800 Nevada ........: 1.0 114 69,084 69,654 New Hampshire .: 0.5 70 40,670 41,020 New Jersey ....: 0.5 64 20,416 20,608 : New Mexico ....: 5.0 605 950,697 956,384 New York ......: 2.0 272 1,685,584 1,689,664 North Carolina : 3.0 456 133,456 134,368 North Dakota ..: 1.0 130 48,880 50,050 Ohio ..........: 5.0 705 728,547 732,072 Oklahoma ......: 1.0 146 144,978 146,292 Oregon ........: 1.0 137 305,236 307,976 Pennsylvania ..: 18.0 2,592 1,512,432 1,519,344 Rhode Island ..: - - 2,769 2,783 South Carolina : 1.0 159 51,039 51,357 : South Dakota ..: 1.0 138 259,992 261,096 Tennessee .....: 1.0 141 127,746 128,169 Texas .........: 1.0 133 1,172,395 1,175,720 Utah ..........: 1.0 122 214,598 215,574 Vermont .......: 2.5 345 338,583 340,722 Virginia ......: 2.0 306 264,690 265,608 Washington ....: 1.0 123 682,035 684,003 West Virginia .: 1.0 129 20,769 20,898 Wisconsin .....: 20.0 2,620 3,273,297 3,306,309 Wyoming .......: 0.2 28 14,270 14,449 : United States .: 112.0 15,295 24,353,937 24,473,409 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2010 [May not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Per milk cow : Percent of fat : Total : of :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : milk : : : Fluid :Manufacturing: All : : State : cows 1/ : Milk : Milkfat : grade : grade : milk : Milk : Milkfat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head ------ pounds ----- ------------ percent ----------- --- million pounds --- : Alabama ........: 11.0 14,455 529 3.66 - 3.66 159.0 5.8 Alaska .........: 0.6 11,833 404 3.41 - 3.41 7.1 0.2 Arizona ........: 177.0 23,441 820 3.50 - 3.50 4,149.0 145.2 Arkansas .......: 12.0 12,833 468 3.65 - 3.65 154.0 5.6 California .....: 1,754.0 23,025 843 3.64 4.12 3.66 40,385.0 1,478.1 Colorado .......: 119.0 23,664 826 3.49 - 3.49 2,816.0 98.3 Connecticut ....: 19.0 19,263 724 3.76 - 3.76 366.0 13.8 Delaware .......: 5.3 16,981 654 3.85 - 3.85 90.0 3.5 Florida ........: 114.0 18,658 672 3.60 - 3.60 2,127.0 76.6 Georgia ........: 78.0 17,885 655 3.66 - 3.66 1,395.0 51.1 : Hawaii .........: 1.9 13,316 474 3.56 - 3.56 25.3 0.9 Idaho ..........: 564.0 22,658 818 3.61 - 3.61 12,779.0 461.3 Illinois .......: 100.0 19,170 715 3.72 3.76 3.73 1,917.0 71.5 Indiana ........: 169.0 20,320 748 3.68 (D) 3.68 3,434.0 126.4 Iowa ...........: 209.0 20,751 755 3.64 3.85 3.64 4,337.0 157.9 Kansas .........: 119.0 21,000 771 3.67 - 3.67 2,499.0 91.7 Kentucky .......: 78.0 14,833 543 3.66 - 3.66 1,157.0 42.3 Louisiana ......: 20.0 11,750 414 3.52 - 3.52 235.0 8.3 Maine ..........: 32.0 18,344 682 3.72 - 3.72 587.0 21.8 Maryland .......: 54.0 18,537 693 3.74 - 3.74 1,001.0 37.4 : Massachusetts ..: 14.0 17,429 668 3.83 - 3.83 244.0 9.3 Michigan .......: 358.0 23,260 835 3.59 - 3.59 8,327.0 298.9 Minnesota ......: 470.0 19,366 717 3.70 3.77 3.70 9,102.0 336.8 Mississippi ....: 17.0 13,118 481 3.67 - 3.67 223.0 8.2 Missouri .......: 99.0 14,596 531 3.63 3.78 3.64 1,445.0 52.6 Montana ........: 14.0 20,643 751 3.64 - 3.64 289.0 10.5 Nebraska .......: 59.0 19,797 729 3.68 (D) 3.68 1,168.0 43.0 Nevada .........: 28.0 22,143 784 3.54 - 3.54 620.0 21.9 New Hampshire ..: 15.0 19,867 763 3.84 - 3.84 298.0 11.4 New Jersey .....: 8.0 17,500 646 3.69 - 3.69 140.0 5.2 : New Mexico .....: 321.0 24,551 869 3.54 - 3.54 7,881.0 279.0 New York .......: 611.0 20,807 768 3.69 - 3.69 12,713.0 469.1 North Carolina .: 44.0 19,591 727 3.71 - 3.71 862.0 32.0 North Dakota ...: 21.0 18,286 678 3.70 3.88 3.71 384.0 14.2 Ohio ...........: 271.0 19,446 725 3.72 3.87 3.73 5,270.0 196.6 Oklahoma .......: 56.0 17,125 623 3.64 - 3.64 959.0 34.9 Oregon .........: 118.0 20,331 758 3.73 - 3.73 2,399.0 89.5 Pennsylvania ...: 541.0 19,841 728 3.67 - 3.67 10,734.0 393.9 Rhode Island ...: 1.1 17,727 695 3.92 - 3.92 19.5 0.8 South Carolina .: 16.0 17,875 702 3.93 - 3.93 286.0 11.2 : South Dakota ...: 92.0 20,478 766 3.74 3.72 3.74 1,884.0 70.5 Tennessee ......: 52.0 16,346 600 3.67 - 3.67 850.0 31.2 Texas ..........: 413.0 21,375 797 3.73 - 3.73 8,828.0 329.3 Utah ...........: 85.0 21,400 783 3.66 - 3.66 1,819.0 66.6 Vermont ........: 136.0 18,544 701 3.78 - 3.78 2,522.0 95.3 Virginia .......: 95.0 18,095 659 3.64 - 3.64 1,719.0 62.6 Washington .....: 251.0 23,510 877 3.73 - 3.73 5,901.0 220.1 West Virginia ..: 10.0 15,700 570 3.63 - 3.63 157.0 5.7 Wisconsin ......: 1,262.0 20,630 753 3.65 3.77 3.65 26,035.0 950.3 Wyoming ........: 6.0 20,067 682 3.34 3.85 3.40 120.4 4.1 : United States ..: 9,117.0 21,149 774 3.65 4.00 3.66 192,819.0 7,052.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2010 [May not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk used where produced :Milk marketed by producers :----------------------------------------------------------------- : : Used : : : State : Fed to : for milk : : Total : Fluid : calves 1/ : cream and : Total :quantity 2/ : grade 3/ : : butter : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- million pounds --------------- percent : Alabama .......: 0.7 0.3 1.0 158.0 100 Alaska ........: 0.3 0.2 0.5 6.6 100 Arizona .......: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,136.0 100 Arkansas ......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 152.0 100 California ....: 25.0 5.0 30.0 40,355.0 95 Colorado ......: 28.0 3.0 31.0 2,785.0 100 Connecticut ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 363.0 100 Delaware ......: 0.9 0.1 1.0 89.0 100 Florida .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 2,121.0 100 Georgia .......: 10.0 1.0 11.0 1,384.0 100 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 0.2 0.3 25.0 100 Idaho .........: 32.0 1.0 33.0 12,746.0 100 Illinois ......: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,905.0 98 Indiana .......: 22.0 4.0 26.0 3,408.0 99 Iowa ..........: 14.0 1.0 15.0 4,322.0 99 Kansas ........: 10.0 1.0 11.0 2,488.0 100 Kentucky ......: 15.0 2.0 17.0 1,140.0 100 Louisiana .....: 4.0 1.0 5.0 230.0 100 Maine .........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 583.0 100 Maryland ......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 993.0 100 : Massachusetts .: 2.0 1.0 3.0 241.0 100 Michigan ......: 25.0 2.0 27.0 8,300.0 100 Minnesota .....: 95.0 5.0 100.0 9,002.0 98 Mississippi ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 221.0 100 Missouri ......: 18.0 5.0 23.0 1,422.0 97 Montana .......: 3.0 2.0 5.0 284.0 100 Nebraska ......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,160.0 99 Nevada ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 614.0 100 New Hampshire .: 2.5 0.5 3.0 295.0 100 New Jersey ....: 1.5 0.5 2.0 138.0 100 : New Mexico ....: 47.0 4.0 51.0 7,830.0 100 New York ......: 30.0 2.0 32.0 12,681.0 100 North Carolina : 4.0 2.0 6.0 856.0 100 North Dakota ..: 9.0 1.0 10.0 374.0 92 Ohio ..........: 25.0 5.0 30.0 5,240.0 96 Oklahoma ......: 8.0 1.0 9.0 950.0 100 Oregon ........: 19.0 1.0 20.0 2,379.0 100 Pennsylvania ..: 39.0 15.0 54.0 10,680.0 100 Rhode Island ..: 0.1 - 0.1 19.4 100 South Carolina : 2.0 1.0 3.0 283.0 100 : South Dakota ..: 6.0 1.0 7.0 1,877.0 98 Tennessee .....: 3.0 1.0 4.0 846.0 100 Texas .........: 24.0 1.0 25.0 8,803.0 100 Utah ..........: 9.0 1.0 10.0 1,809.0 100 Vermont .......: 15.5 2.5 18.0 2,504.0 100 Virginia ......: 6.0 2.0 8.0 1,711.0 100 Washington ....: 15.0 1.0 16.0 5,885.0 100 West Virginia .: 1.0 1.0 2.0 155.0 100 Wisconsin .....: 256.0 20.0 276.0 25,759.0 98 Wyoming .......: 1.3 0.2 1.5 118.9 87 : United States .: 883.0 108.0 991.0 191,827.0 98 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds. 3/ Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products. Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2010 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Average returns per cwt 1/ : : : :--------------------------------------------: : : : : : : : Cash : Milk : : : : Returns : receipts State : utilized : Fluid :Manufacturing : All : per pound : from : : grade : grade : milk : milkfat : marketings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds --------------------- dollars -------------------- 1,000 dollars : Alabama ........: 158.0 19.50 - 19.50 5.33 30,810 Alaska .........: 6.6 24.40 - 24.40 7.16 1,610 Arizona ........: 4,136.0 15.90 - 15.90 4.54 657,624 Arkansas .......: 152.0 17.10 - 17.10 4.68 25,992 California .....: 40,355.0 14.70 14.56 14.69 4.01 5,928,150 Colorado .......: 2,785.0 16.40 - 16.40 4.70 456,740 Connecticut ....: 363.0 18.00 - 18.00 4.79 65,340 Delaware .......: 89.0 18.40 - 18.40 4.78 16,376 Florida ........: 2,121.0 20.70 - 20.70 5.75 439,047 Georgia ........: 1,384.0 18.40 - 18.40 5.03 254,656 : Hawaii .........: 25.0 35.00 - 35.00 9.83 8,750 Idaho ..........: 12,746.0 14.90 - 14.90 4.13 1,899,154 Illinois .......: 1,905.0 17.10 14.70 17.10 4.58 325,755 Indiana ........: 3,408.0 17.30 (D) 17.30 4.70 589,584 Iowa ...........: 4,322.0 16.50 14.80 16.50 4.53 713,130 Kansas .........: 2,488.0 17.30 - 17.30 4.71 430,424 Kentucky .......: 1,140.0 17.90 - 17.90 4.89 204,060 Louisiana ......: 230.0 18.00 - 18.00 5.11 41,400 Maine ..........: 583.0 18.60 - 18.60 5.00 108,438 Maryland .......: 993.0 18.40 - 18.40 4.92 182,712 : Massachusetts ..: 241.0 18.00 - 18.00 4.70 43,380 Michigan .......: 8,300.0 17.00 - 17.00 4.74 1,411,000 Minnesota ......: 9,002.0 16.10 14.30 16.10 4.35 1,449,322 Mississippi ....: 221.0 18.40 - 18.40 5.01 40,664 Missouri .......: 1,422.0 16.70 13.60 16.60 4.56 236,052 Montana ........: 284.0 16.90 - 16.90 4.64 47,996 Nebraska .......: 1,160.0 17.30 (D) 17.30 4.70 200,680 Nevada .........: 614.0 16.90 - 16.90 4.77 103,766 New Hampshire ..: 295.0 17.80 - 17.80 4.64 52,510 New Jersey .....: 138.0 16.80 - 16.80 4.55 23,184 : New Mexico .....: 7,830.0 15.80 - 15.80 4.46 1,237,140 New York .......: 12,681.0 17.40 - 17.40 4.72 2,206,494 North Carolina .: 856.0 19.30 - 19.30 5.20 165,208 North Dakota ...: 374.0 16.10 13.60 15.90 4.29 59,466 Ohio ...........: 5,240.0 17.90 14.40 17.80 4.77 932,720 Oklahoma .......: 950.0 18.00 - 18.00 4.95 171,000 Oregon .........: 2,379.0 17.30 - 17.30 4.64 411,567 Pennsylvania ...: 10,680.0 18.30 - 18.30 4.99 1,954,440 Rhode Island ...: 19.4 18.00 - 18.00 4.59 3,492 South Carolina .: 283.0 19.90 - 19.90 5.06 56,317 : South Dakota ...: 1,877.0 16.50 14.70 16.50 4.41 309,705 Tennessee ......: 846.0 17.90 - 17.90 4.88 151,434 Texas ..........: 8,803.0 17.10 - 17.10 4.58 1,505,313 Utah ...........: 1,809.0 16.20 - 16.20 4.43 293,058 Vermont ........: 2,504.0 17.70 - 17.70 4.68 443,208 Virginia .......: 1,711.0 19.40 - 19.40 5.33 331,934 Washington .....: 5,885.0 16.10 - 16.10 4.32 947,485 West Virginia ..: 155.0 16.90 - 16.90 4.66 26,195 Wisconsin ......: 25,759.0 16.10 14.80 16.10 4.41 4,147,199 Wyoming ........: 118.9 16.60 15.20 16.40 4.82 19,500 : United States ..: 191,827.0 16.37 14.56 16.35 4.47 31,361,181 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2010 [May not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, : : : cream & butter : Gross : Value of : by producers : producer : milk State :-----------------------------: income 2/ : produced 1/ 3/ : Milk : : : : utilized : Value 1/ : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------- 1,000 dollars ------------- : Alabama .......: 0.3 59 30,869 31,005 Alaska ........: 0.2 49 1,659 1,732 Arizona .......: 1.0 159 657,783 659,691 Arkansas ......: 0.3 51 26,043 26,334 California ....: 5.0 735 5,928,885 5,932,557 Colorado ......: 3.0 492 457,232 461,824 Connecticut ...: 0.5 90 65,430 65,880 Delaware ......: 0.1 18 16,394 16,560 Florida .......: 1.0 207 439,254 440,289 Georgia .......: 1.0 184 254,840 256,680 : Hawaii ........: 0.2 70 8,820 8,855 Idaho .........: 1.0 149 1,899,303 1,904,071 Illinois ......: 2.0 342 326,097 327,807 Indiana .......: 4.0 692 590,276 594,082 Iowa ..........: 1.0 165 713,295 715,605 Kansas ........: 1.0 173 430,597 432,327 Kentucky ......: 2.0 358 204,418 207,103 Louisiana .....: 1.0 180 41,580 42,300 Maine .........: 1.0 186 108,624 109,182 Maryland ......: 1.0 184 182,896 184,184 : Massachusetts .: 1.0 180 43,560 43,920 Michigan ......: 2.0 340 1,411,340 1,415,590 Minnesota .....: 5.0 805 1,450,127 1,465,422 Mississippi ...: 1.0 184 40,848 41,032 Missouri ......: 5.0 830 236,882 239,870 Montana .......: 2.0 338 48,334 48,841 Nebraska ......: 1.0 173 200,853 202,064 Nevada ........: 1.0 169 103,935 104,780 New Hampshire .: 0.5 89 52,599 53,044 New Jersey ....: 0.5 84 23,268 23,520 : New Mexico ....: 4.0 632 1,237,772 1,245,198 New York ......: 2.0 348 2,206,842 2,212,062 North Carolina : 2.0 386 165,594 166,366 North Dakota ..: 1.0 159 59,625 61,056 Ohio ..........: 5.0 890 933,610 938,060 Oklahoma ......: 1.0 180 171,180 172,620 Oregon ........: 1.0 173 411,740 415,027 Pennsylvania ..: 15.0 2,745 1,957,185 1,964,322 Rhode Island ..: - - 3,492 3,510 South Carolina : 1.0 199 56,516 56,914 : South Dakota ..: 1.0 165 309,870 310,860 Tennessee .....: 1.0 179 151,613 152,150 Texas .........: 1.0 171 1,505,484 1,509,588 Utah ..........: 1.0 162 293,220 294,678 Vermont .......: 2.5 443 443,651 446,394 Virginia ......: 2.0 388 332,322 333,486 Washington ....: 1.0 161 947,646 950,061 West Virginia .: 1.0 169 26,364 26,533 Wisconsin .....: 20.0 3,220 4,150,419 4,191,635 Wyoming .......: 0.2 33 19,533 19,746 : United States .: 108.0 18,538 31,379,719 31,526,417 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream. 2/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption. 3/ Includes value of milk fed to calves. 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