Milk to continue uptick in '07 after 2.8% boost

摘要

USDA is projecting 2006 milk production at 182 billion pounds, 2.8% ahead of 2005 production. The 2007 forecast for milk production is 183.2 billion pounds. The growth projection stems from the July National Agricultural Statistics Service Milk Production report, which placed that month's production in the 23 major production states at 1,686 pounds per cow, three pounds above a year earlier—suggesting that productivity continues to inch ahead.