Milk Production, Disposition and Income 2010 Summary

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Department of
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Agricultural
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Milk Production,
Disposition, and Income
2010 Summary
April 2011

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Contents
Page
Summary ...............................................................................................................................................................1
Milk Production, Disposition, and Income: United States, 2008-2010 .................................................................2
State, United States, 2009 Revised
Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat: ......................................................................................3
Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers: .................................................................................4
Milk and Cream Marketings and Income: .................................................................................................5
Value of Milk Production: ........................................................................................................................6
State, United States, 2010
Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat: .................................................................................... 7
Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers: ................................................................................8
Milk and Cream Marketings and Income: ................................................................................................9
Value of Milk Production: ..................................................................................................................... 10

Reliability Statement .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Information Contacts .......................................................................................................................................... 11

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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.

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Year

2008
2009
2010
1
2

Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat:
United States, 2008-2010
Production of Milk and Milkfat 2

Number
of
Milk
Cows 1

Milk

1,000 Hd

Pounds

Per Milk Cow

9,315
9,203
9,117

Percent of Fat

Total

Milkfat

Fluid
Grade

Manuf.
Grade

All
Milk

Milk

Milkfat

Pounds

Percent

Percent

Percent

Million Pounds

Million Pounds

189,982
189,334
192,819

6,998.1
6,949.0
7,052.4

20,395
20,573
21,149

751
755
774

3.68
3.67
3.65

4.01
4.00
4.00

3.68
3.67
3.66

Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
Excludes milk sucked by calves.
Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers:
United States, 2008-2010
Milk Used Where Produced
Year

Used
for Milk
Cream and
Butter

Fed to
Calves 1
Million Pounds

2008
2009
2010

Total 2

Fluid
Grade 3

Million Pounds

Percent

Total

Million Pounds

942
899
883

Million Pounds

124
112
108

Milk Marketed by Producers

1,066
1,011
991

188,917
188,322
191,827

99
98
98

1

Excludes milk sucked by calves.
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.
2

Milk and Cream Marketings and Income:
United States, 2008-2010
Combined Marketings of Milk and Cream
Average Returns Per Cwt 1
Year

Milk
Utilized
Mil Pounds

2008
2009
2010
1

Fluid
Grade

Manuf.
Grade

All
Milk

Returns
Per
Pound of
Milkfat

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

188,917
188,322
191,827

18.45
12.94
16.37

17.91
12.03
14.56

18.45
12.93
16.35

5.01
3.52
4.47

Cash
Receipts
from
Marketings
1,000 Dol

34,849,113
24,338,642
31,361,181

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
Where Produced

Year
Milk
Utilized

Value 1

Million Pounds

2008
2009
2010

1,000 Dollars

124
112
108

23,743
15,295
18,538

Gross
Producers
Income 2

Value
of
All Milk
Produced 1 3

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

34,872,856
24,353,937
31,379,719

35,050,757
24,473,409
31,526,417

1

Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream.
Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.
3
Includes value of milk fed to calves.
2

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State

Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat:
By State, United States, 2009, Revised 1
Production of Milk and Milkfat 3

Number
of
Milk
Cows 2

Milk

1,000 Hd

Pounds

Per Milk Cow

Percent of Fat

Total

Milkfat

Fluid
Grade

Manuf.
Grade

All
Milk

Milk

Milkfat

Pounds

Percent

Percent

Percent

Million Pounds

Million Pounds

3.82
3.85

3.65
3.44
3.49
3.64
3.66
3.48
3.76
3.73
3.58
3.65
3.57
3.61
3.74
3.70
3.67
3.64
3.67
3.54
3.65
3.79
3.85
3.63
3.73
3.64
3.64
3.59
3.62
3.65
3.78
3.72
3.53
3.72
3.70
3.76
3.76
3.62
3.71
3.71
3.94
3.81
3.78
3.68
3.70
3.64
3.79
3.66
3.71
3.64
3.70
3.55

164.0
6.0
4,076.0
165.0
39,512.0
2,839.0
353.0
102.0
2,078.0
1,400.0
21.3
12,150.0
1,925.0
3,383.0
4,379.0
2,488.0
1,192.0
273.0
596.0
1,004.0
246.0
7,968.0
9,019.0
250.0
1,568.0
299.0
1,200.0
611.0
293.0
161.0
7,904.0
12,424.0
884.0
385.0
5,192.0
1,002.0
2,248.0
10,551.0
19.6
323.0
1,892.0
909.0
8,840.0
1,767.0
2,469.0
1,736.0
5,561.0
162.0
25,239.0
104.7

6.0
0.2
142.3
6.0
1,446.1
98.8
13.3
3.8
74.4
51.1
0.8
438.6
72.0
125.2
160.7
90.6
43.7
9.7
21.8
38.1
9.5
289.2
336.4
9.1
57.1
10.7
43.4
22.3
11.1
6.0
279.0
462.2
32.7
14.5
195.2
36.3
83.4
391.4
0.8
12.3
71.5
33.5
327.1
64.3
93.6
63.5
206.3
5.9
933.8
3.7

4.00

3.67

189,334.0

6,949.0

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

11.0
0.6
177.0
13.0
1,796.0
123.0
19.0
6.0
115.0
77.0
1.5
550.0
102.0
168.0
215.0
118.0
84.0
23.0
33.0
55.0
14.0
355.0
469.0
18.0
107.0
15.0
61.0
28.0
15.0
9.0
325.0
619.0
45.0
23.0
277.0
59.0
114.0
545.0
1.1
17.0
94.0
56.0
423.0
84.0
135.0
96.0
240.0
11.0
1,257.0
5.5

14,909
10,000
23,028
12,692
22,000
23,081
18,579
17,000
18,070
18,182
14,200
22,091
18,873
20,137
20,367
21,085
14,190
11,870
18,061
18,255
17,571
22,445
19,230
13,889
14,654
19,933
19,672
21,821
19,533
17,889
24,320
20,071
19,644
16,739
18,744
16,983
19,719
19,360
17,818
19,000
20,128
16,232
20,898
21,036
18,289
18,083
23,171
14,727
20,079
19,036

544
344
804
462
805
803
699
634
647
664
507
797
706
745
747
767
521
420
659
692
676
815
717
506
533
716
712
796
738
665
858
747
727
629
705
615
732
718
702
724
761
597
773
766
693
662
860
536
743
676

3.65
3.44
3.49
3.64
3.64
3.48
3.76
3.73
3.58
3.65
3.57
3.61
3.73
3.70
3.67
3.64
3.67
3.54
3.65
3.79
3.85
3.63
3.73
3.64
3.64
3.59
3.62
3.65
3.78
3.72
3.53
3.72
3.70
3.76
3.76
3.62
3.71
3.71
3.94
3.81
3.78
3.68
3.70
3.64
3.79
3.66
3.71
3.64
3.70
3.49

US

9,203.0

20,573

755

3.67

4.13

3.81
3.82

3.77
3.78

3.78
3.88

3.76

1

May not add due to rounding.
2
Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
3
Excludes milk sucked by calves.

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Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers:
By State, United States, 2009, Revised 1
Milk Used Where Produced
State

Used
for Milk
Cream and
Butter

Fed to
Calves 2
Million Pounds

Total

Million Pounds

Million Pounds

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

0.6
0.3
12.0
1.7
20.0
32.0
2.5
0.9
5.0
11.0
0.1
26.0
9.0
22.0
18.0
10.0
15.0
5.0
3.0
6.0
2.0
26.0
100.0
1.0
18.0
4.0
7.0
5.0
2.5
1.5
47.0
30.0
6.0
9.0
25.0
9.0
20.0
48.0
0.1
2.0
8.0
3.0
25.0
8.0
15.5
6.0
16.0
1.0
252.0
1.3

0.4
0.2
1.0
0.3
4.0
3.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0
0.1
1.0
2.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
5.0
1.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
5.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
18.0

US

899.0

Milk Marketed by Producers

Total
Quantity 3

Fluid
Grade 4

Million Pounds

Percent

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
20.0
0.2

1.0
0.5
13.0
2.0
24.0
35.0
3.0
1.0
6.0
12.0
0.2
27.0
11.0
25.0
20.0
11.0
17.0
6.0
4.0
7.0
3.0
28.0
105.0
2.0
23.0
6.0
8.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
52.0
32.0
9.0
10.0
30.0
10.0
21.0
66.0
0.1
3.0
9.0
4.0
26.0
9.0
18.0
8.0
17.0
2.0
272.0
1.5

163.0
5.5
4,063.0
163.0
39,488.0
2,804.0
350.0
101.0
2,072.0
1,388.0
21.1
12,123.0
1,914.0
3,358.0
4,359.0
2,477.0
1,175.0
267.0
592.0
997.0
243.0
7,940.0
8,914.0
248.0
1,545.0
293.0
1,192.0
605.0
290.0
159.0
7,852.0
12,392.0
875.0
375.0
5,162.0
992.0
2,227.0
10,485.0
19.5
320.0
1,883.0
905.0
8,814.0
1,758.0
2,451.0
1,728.0
5,544.0
160.0
24,967.0
103.2

100
100
100
100
95
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
98
99
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
98
100
96
100
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
83
96
100
100
100
100
100
98
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
97
84

112.0

1,011.0

188,322.0

98

1

May not add due to rounding. 2 Excludes milk sucked by calves. 3 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. 4 Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in
manufacturing dairy products.

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Milk and Cream Marketings and Income:
By State, United States, 2009, Revised 1
Average Returns Per Cwt 2
State

Milk
Utilized
Mil Pounds

Fluid
Grade

Manuf.
Grade

All
Milk

Returns
Per Lb
Milkfat

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

163.0
5.5
4,063.0
163.0
39,488.0
2,804.0
350.0
101.0
2,072.0
1,388.0
21.1
12,123.0
1,914.0
3,358.0
4,359.0
2,477.0
1,175.0
267.0
592.0
997.0
243.0
7,940.0
8,914.0
248.0
1,545.0
293.0
1,192.0
605.0
290.0
159.0
7,852.0
12,392.0
875.0
375.0
5,162.0
992.0
2,227.0
10,485.0
19.5
320.0
1,883.0
905.0
8,814.0
1,758.0
2,451.0
1,728.0
5,544.0
160.0
24,967.0
103.2

15.60
24.50
12.10
13.40
11.46
12.80
14.30
14.20
16.90
14.60
35.50
11.80
13.30
13.40
13.20
14.00
14.10
14.20
14.80
14.50
14.30
13.40
13.40
14.30
13.10
14.60
13.40
11.40
14.00
12.80
12.10
13.60
15.20
13.40
14.20
14.60
13.70
14.40
14.20
15.90
13.90
14.10
13.30
12.20
13.80
15.30
12.30
12.90
13.10
14.10

US

188,322.0

12.94

1
2

Cash
Receipts
from
Marketings
1,000 Dol

12.40
12.00

15.60
24.50
12.10
13.40
11.49
12.80
14.30
14.20
16.90
14.60
35.50
11.80
13.30
13.40
13.20
14.00
14.10
14.20
14.80
14.50
14.30
13.40
13.40
14.30
13.00
14.60
13.40
11.40
14.00
12.80
12.10
13.60
15.20
13.00
14.10
14.60
13.70
14.40
14.20
15.90
13.80
14.10
13.30
12.20
13.80
15.30
12.30
12.90
13.10
13.80

4.27
7.12
3.47
3.68
3.14
3.68
3.80
3.81
4.72
4.00
9.94
3.27
3.56
3.62
3.60
3.85
3.84
4.01
4.05
3.83
3.71
3.69
3.59
3.93
3.57
4.07
3.70
3.12
3.70
3.44
3.43
3.66
4.11
3.46
3.75
4.03
3.69
3.88
3.60
4.17
3.65
3.83
3.59
3.35
3.64
4.18
3.32
3.54
3.54
3.89

25,428
1,348
491,623
21,842
4,537,171
358,912
50,050
14,342
350,168
202,648
7,491
1,430,514
254,562
449,972
575,388
346,780
165,675
37,914
87,616
144,565
34,749
1,063,960
1,194,476
35,464
200,850
42,778
159,728
68,970
40,600
20,352
950,092
1,685,312
133,000
48,750
727,842
144,832
305,099
1,509,840
2,769
50,880
259,854
127,605
1,172,262
214,476
338,238
264,384
681,912
20,640
3,270,677
14,242

12.03

12.93

3.52

24,338,642

12.09

12.80
11.20

11.30
10.60

10.90
11.80

11.20

May not add due to rounding.
Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings.

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Value of Milk Production:
By State, United States, 2009, Revised 1
Used for Milk,
Cream & Butter
by Producers

State
Milk
Utilized

Value 2

Million Pounds

1,000 Dollars

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

0.4
0.2
1.0
0.3
4.0
3.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0
0.1
1.0
2.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
5.0
1.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
5.0
2.0
3.0
1.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
18.0

62
49
121
40
460
384
72
14
169
146
36
118
266
402
264
140
282
142
148
145
143
268
670
143
650
292
134
114
70
64
605
272
456
130
705
146
137
2,592

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
20.0
0.2

US

112.0

Gross
Producer
Income 3

Value of
Milk
Produced 2 4

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

159
138
141
133
122
345
306
123
129
2,620
28

25,490
1,397
491,744
21,882
4,537,631
359,296
50,122
14,356
350,337
202,794
7,527
1,430,632
254,828
450,374
575,652
346,920
165,957
38,056
87,764
144,710
34,892
1,064,228
1,195,146
35,607
201,500
43,070
159,862
69,084
40,670
20,416
950,697
1,685,584
133,456
48,880
728,547
144,978
305,236
1,512,432
2,769
51,039
259,992
127,746
1,172,395
214,598
338,583
264,690
682,035
20,769
3,273,297
14,270

25,584
1,470
493,196
22,110
4,539,929
363,392
50,479
14,484
351,182
204,400
7,562
1,433,700
256,025
453,322
578,028
348,320
168,072
38,766
88,208
145,580
35,178
1,067,712
1,208,546
35,750
203,840
43,654
160,800
69,654
41,020
20,608
956,384
1,689,664
134,368
50,050
732,072
146,292
307,976
1,519,344
2,783
51,357
261,096
128,169
1,175,720
215,574
340,722
265,608
684,003
20,898
3,306,309
14,449

15,295

24,353,937

24,473,409

1

May not add due to rounding.
2
Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream.
3
Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.
4
Includes value of milk fed to calves.

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State

Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat:
By State, United States, 2010 1
Production of Milk and Milkfat 3

Number
of
Milk
Cows 2

Milk

1,000 Hd

Pounds

Per Milk Cow

Percent of Fat

Total

Milkfat

Fluid
Grade

Manuf.
Grade

All
Milk

Milk

Milkfat

Pounds

Percent

Percent

Percent

Million Pounds

Million Pounds

3.77
3.85

3.66
3.41
3.50
3.65
3.66
3.49
3.76
3.85
3.60
3.66
3.56
3.61
3.73
3.68
3.64
3.67
3.66
3.52
3.72
3.74
3.83
3.59
3.70
3.67
3.64
3.64
3.68
3.54
3.84
3.69
3.54
3.69
3.71
3.71
3.73
3.64
3.73
3.67
3.92
3.93
3.74
3.67
3.73
3.66
3.78
3.64
3.73
3.63
3.65
3.40

159.0
7.1
4,149.0
154.0
40,385.0
2,816.0
366.0
90.0
2,127.0
1,395.0
25.3
12,779.0
1,917.0
3,434.0
4,337.0
2,499.0
1,157.0
235.0
587.0
1,001.0
244.0
8,327.0
9,102.0
223.0
1,445.0
289.0
1,168.0
620.0
298.0
140.0
7,881.0
12,713.0
862.0
384.0
5,270.0
959.0
2,399.0
10,734.0
19.5
286.0
1,884.0
850.0
8,828.0
1,819.0
2,522.0
1,719.0
5,901.0
157.0
26,035.0
120.4

5.8
0.2
145.2
5.6
1,478.1
98.3
13.8
3.5
76.6
51.1
0.9
461.3
71.5
126.4
157.9
91.7
42.3
8.3
21.8
37.4
9.3
298.9
336.8
8.2
52.6
10.5
43.0
21.9
11.4
5.2
279.0
469.1
32.0
14.2
196.6
34.9
89.5
393.9
0.8
11.2
70.5
31.2
329.3
66.6
95.3
62.6
220.1
5.7
950.3
4.1

4.00

3.66

192,819.0

7,052.4

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

11.0
0.6
177.0
12.0
1,754.0
119.0
19.0
5.3
114.0
78.0
1.9
564.0
100.0
169.0
209.0
119.0
78.0
20.0
32.0
54.0
14.0
358.0
470.0
17.0
99.0
14.0
59.0
28.0
15.0
8.0
321.0
611.0
44.0
21.0
271.0
56.0
118.0
541.0
1.1
16.0
92.0
52.0
413.0
85.0
136.0
95.0
251.0
10.0
1,262.0
6.0

14,455
11,833
23,441
12,833
23,025
23,664
19,263
16,981
18,658
17,885
13,316
22,658
19,170
20,320
20,751
21,000
14,833
11,750
18,344
18,537
17,429
23,260
19,366
13,118
14,596
20,643
19,797
22,143
19,867
17,500
24,551
20,807
19,591
18,286
19,446
17,125
20,331
19,841
17,727
17,875
20,478
16,346
21,375
21,400
18,544
18,095
23,510
15,700
20,630
20,067

529
404
820
468
843
826
724
654
672
655
474
818
715
748
755
771
543
414
682
693
668
835
717
481
531
751
729
784
763
646
869
768
727
678
725
623
758
728
695
702
766
600
797
783
701
659
877
570
753
682

3.66
3.41
3.50
3.65
3.64
3.49
3.76
3.85
3.60
3.66
3.56
3.61
3.72
3.68
3.64
3.67
3.66
3.52
3.72
3.74
3.83
3.59
3.70
3.67
3.63
3.64
3.68
3.54
3.84
3.69
3.54
3.69
3.71
3.70
3.72
3.64
3.73
3.67
3.92
3.93
3.74
3.67
3.73
3.66
3.78
3.64
3.73
3.63
3.65
3.34

US

9,117.0

21,149

774

3.65

4.12

3.76
3.85

3.77
3.78

3.88
3.87

3.72

1

May not add due to rounding.
2
Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
3
Excludes milk sucked by calves.

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Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers:
By State, United States, 2010 1
Milk Used Where Produced
State

Milk Marketed by Producers

Fed to
Calves 2

Used
for Milk
Cream and
Butter

Total

Total
Quantity 3

Fluid
Grade 4

Million Pounds

Million Pounds

Million Pounds

Million Pounds

Percent

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

0.7
0.3
12.0
1.7
25.0
28.0
2.5
0.9
5.0
10.0
0.1
32.0
10.0
22.0
14.0
10.0
15.0
4.0
3.0
7.0
2.0
25.0
95.0
1.0
18.0
3.0
7.0
5.0
2.5
1.5
47.0
30.0
4.0
9.0
25.0
8.0
19.0
39.0
0.1
2.0
6.0
3.0
24.0
9.0
15.5
6.0
15.0
1.0
256.0
1.3

0.3
0.2
1.0
0.3
5.0
3.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0
0.2
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
5.0
1.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
4.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
15.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
20.0
0.2

1.0
0.5
13.0
2.0
30.0
31.0
3.0
1.0
6.0
11.0
0.3
33.0
12.0
26.0
15.0
11.0
17.0
5.0
4.0
8.0
3.0
27.0
100.0
2.0
23.0
5.0
8.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
51.0
32.0
6.0
10.0
30.0
9.0
20.0
54.0
0.1
3.0
7.0
4.0
25.0
10.0
18.0
8.0
16.0
2.0
276.0
1.5

158.0
6.6
4,136.0
152.0
40,355.0
2,785.0
363.0
89.0
2,121.0
1,384.0
25.0
12,746.0
1,905.0
3,408.0
4,322.0
2,488.0
1,140.0
230.0
583.0
993.0
241.0
8,300.0
9,002.0
221.0
1,422.0
284.0
1,160.0
614.0
295.0
138.0
7,830.0
12,681.0
856.0
374.0
5,240.0
950.0
2,379.0
10,680.0
19.4
283.0
1,877.0
846.0
8,803.0
1,809.0
2,504.0
1,711.0
5,885.0
155.0
25,759.0
118.9

100
100
100
100
95
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
98
99
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
98
100
97
100
99
100
100
100
100
100
100
92
96
100
100
100
100
100
98
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
98
87

US

883.0

108.0

991.0

191,827.0

98

1

May not add due to rounding. 2 Excludes milk sucked by calves. 3 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.
4
Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products.

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Milk and Cream Marketings and Income:
By State, United States, 2010 1
Average Returns Per Cwt 2
State

Milk
Utilized
Mil Pounds

Fluid
Grade

Manuf.
Grade

All
Milk

Returns
Per Lb
Milkfat

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

158.0
6.6
4,136.0
152.0
40,355.0
2,785.0
363.0
89.0
2,121.0
1,384.0
25.0
12,746.0
1,905.0
3,408.0
4,322.0
2,488.0
1,140.0
230.0
583.0
993.0
241.0
8,300.0
9,002.0
221.0
1,422.0
284.0
1,160.0
614.0
295.0
138.0
7,830.0
12,681.0
856.0
374.0
5,240.0
950.0
2,379.0
10,680.0
19.4
283.0
1,877.0
846.0
8,803.0
1,809.0
2,504.0
1,711.0
5,885.0
155.0
25,759.0
118.9

19.50
24.40
15.90
17.10
14.70
16.40
18.00
18.40
20.70
18.40
35.00
14.90
17.10
17.30
16.50
17.30
17.90
18.00
18.60
18.40
18.00
17.00
16.10
18.40
16.70
16.90
17.30
16.90
17.80
16.80
15.80
17.40
19.30
16.10
17.90
18.00
17.30
18.30
18.00
19.90
16.50
17.90
17.10
16.20
17.70
19.40
16.10
16.90
16.10
16.60

US

191,827.0

16.37

1
2

Cash
Receipts
from
Marketings
1,000 Dol

14.80
15.20

19.50
24.40
15.90
17.10
14.69
16.40
18.00
18.40
20.70
18.40
35.00
14.90
17.10
17.30
16.50
17.30
17.90
18.00
18.60
18.40
18.00
17.00
16.10
18.40
16.60
16.90
17.30
16.90
17.80
16.80
15.80
17.40
19.30
15.90
17.80
18.00
17.30
18.30
18.00
19.90
16.50
17.90
17.10
16.20
17.70
19.40
16.10
16.90
16.10
16.40

5.33
7.16
4.54
4.68
4.01
4.70
4.79
4.78
5.75
5.03
9.83
4.13
4.58
4.70
4.53
4.71
4.89
5.11
5.00
4.92
4.70
4.74
4.35
5.01
4.56
4.64
4.70
4.77
4.64
4.55
4.46
4.72
5.20
4.29
4.77
4.95
4.64
4.99
4.59
5.06
4.41
4.88
4.58
4.43
4.68
5.33
4.32
4.66
4.41
4.82

30,810
1,610
657,624
25,992
5,928,150
456,740
65,340
16,376
439,047
254,656
8,750
1,899,154
325,755
589,584
713,130
430,424
204,060
41,400
108,438
182,712
43,380
1,411,000
1,449,322
40,664
236,052
47,996
200,680
103,766
52,510
23,184
1,237,140
2,206,494
165,208
59,466
932,720
171,000
411,567
1,954,440
3,492
56,317
309,705
151,434
1,505,313
293,058
443,208
331,934
947,485
26,195
4,147,199
19,500

14.56

16.35

4.47

31,361,181

14.56

14.70
14.80

14.30
13.60

13.60
14.40

14.70

May not add due to rounding.
Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings.

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State

Value of Milk Production:
By State, United States, 2010 1
Used for Milk,
Cream & Butter
Gross
by Producers
Producer
Income 3
Milk
Value 2
Utilized
Million Pounds

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

0.3
0.2
1.0
0.3
5.0
3.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0
0.2
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
5.0
1.0
5.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
4.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
5.0
1.0
1.0
15.0

59
49
159
51
735
492
90
18
207
184
70
149
342
692
165
173
358
180
186
184
180
340
805
184
830
338
173
169
89
84
632
348
386
159
890
180
173
2,745

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
20.0
0.2

US

108.0

Value of
Milk
Produced 2 4
1,000 Dollars

199
165
179
171
162
443
388
161
169
3,220
33

30,869
1,659
657,783
26,043
5,928,885
457,232
65,430
16,394
439,254
254,840
8,820
1,899,303
326,097
590,276
713,295
430,597
204,418
41,580
108,624
182,896
43,560
1,411,340
1,450,127
40,848
236,882
48,334
200,853
103,935
52,599
23,268
1,237,772
2,206,842
165,594
59,625
933,610
171,180
411,740
1,957,185
3,492
56,516
309,870
151,613
1,505,484
293,220
443,651
332,322
947,646
26,364
4,150,419
19,533

31,005
1,732
659,691
26,334
5,932,557
461,824
65,880
16,560
440,289
256,680
8,855
1,904,071
327,807
594,082
715,605
432,327
207,103
42,300
109,182
184,184
43,920
1,415,590
1,465,422
41,032
239,870
48,841
202,064
104,780
53,044
23,520
1,245,198
2,212,062
166,366
61,056
938,060
172,620
415,027
1,964,322
3,510
56,914
310,860
152,150
1,509,588
294,678
446,394
333,486
950,061
26,533
4,191,635
19,746

18,538

31,379,719

31,526,417

1

May not add due to rounding.
2
Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream.
3
Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.
4
Includes value of milk fed to calves.

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