United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 1506 Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2016 Summary April 2017 Contents Summary........................................................................... 4 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2015-2016........... 5 Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2015-2016........ 5 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2015-2016................... 5 Value of Milk Production - United States: 2015-2016............................... 5 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2015..... 6 Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2015.. 7 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2015............. 8 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2015......................... 9 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2016..... 10 Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2016.. 11 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2016............. 12 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2016......................... 13 Statistical Methodology........................................................... 14 Information Contacts.............................................................. 14 Summary Milk production increased 1.8 percent in 2016 to 212 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 22,774 pounds, was 378 pounds above 2015. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.33 million head, up 14,000 head from 2015. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2016 totaled $34.5 billion, 3.3 percent lower than 2015. Producer returns averaged $16.34 per hundredweight, 5.1 percent below 2015. Marketings totaled 211.4 billion pounds, 1.8 percent above 2015. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers. An estimated 1.0 billion pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 3.3 percent more than 2015. Calves were fed 91 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2015-2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Per milk cow : All milk : Total : of :-----------------------------:percent of fat:----------------------------- Year : milk cows 1/ : Milk : Milkfat : : Milk : Milkfat ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 head ------ pounds ----- percent --- million pounds --- : 2015 .......: 9,314 22,396 840 3.75 208,597 7,813.4 2016 .......: 9,328 22,774 863 3.79 212,436 8,051.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 2015-2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2015 ...: 879 91 970 207,626 99 2016 ...: 909 93 1,002 211,434 99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2015-2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Combined marketings of milk and cream :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : : All milk : Returns : Cash : Milk : average returns : per : receipts : utilized : per cwt 1/ : pound of : from : : : milkfat : marketings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million pounds dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : 2015 .....: 207,626 17.21 4.59 35,732,794 2016 .....: 211,434 16.34 4.31 34,543,067 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - United States: 2015-2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Combined marketings of milk and cream :----------------------------------------------------------- : Used for milk, : : : cream and butter : Gross : Value : by producers : producer : of :-----------------------------: income 2/ : milk Year : Milk : Value 1/ : :produced 1/ 3/ : utilized : : : ------------------------------------------------------------------- :million pounds ------------ 1,000 dollars ----------- : 2015 ..: 91 16,291 35,749,085 35,904,346 2016 ..: 93 15,605 34,558,672 34,710,080 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2015 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Per milk cow : All milk : Total : of : : : percent of : : :milk cows 1/ :---------------------------: fat :--------------------------- State : : Milk : Milkfat : : Milk : Milkfat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head ------ pounds ----- percent --- million pounds --- : Alabama ........: 8.0 12,625 477 3.78 101.0 3.8 Alaska .........: 0.3 11,667 460 3.94 3.5 0.1 Arizona ........: 194.0 24,402 847 3.47 4,734.0 164.3 Arkansas .......: 7.0 13,000 471 3.62 91.0 3.3 California .....: 1,776.0 23,028 857 3.72 40,897.0 1,521.4 Colorado .......: 146.0 25,733 926 3.60 3,757.0 135.3 Connecticut ....: 19.0 20,842 813 3.90 396.0 15.4 Delaware .......: 5.0 19,700 743 3.77 98.5 3.7 Florida ........: 125.0 20,656 744 3.60 2,582.0 93.0 Georgia ........: 83.0 21,651 782 3.61 1,797.0 64.9 : Hawaii .........: 2.2 15,909 550 3.46 35.0 1.2 Idaho ..........: 585.0 24,126 919 3.81 14,114.0 537.7 Illinois .......: 94.0 20,149 760 3.77 1,894.0 71.4 Indiana ........: 182.0 22,115 812 3.67 4,025.0 147.7 Iowa ...........: 211.0 22,929 869 3.79 4,838.0 183.4 Kansas .........: 143.0 22,210 822 3.70 3,176.0 117.5 Kentucky .......: 61.0 17,656 639 3.62 1,077.0 39.0 Louisiana ......: 14.0 13,429 498 3.71 188.0 7.0 Maine ..........: 30.0 19,800 744 3.76 594.0 22.3 Maryland .......: 49.0 20,061 750 3.74 983.0 36.8 : Massachusetts ..: 12.0 18,083 702 3.88 217.0 8.4 Michigan .......: 408.0 25,150 920 3.66 10,261.0 375.6 Minnesota ......: 460.0 20,570 794 3.86 9,462.0 365.2 Mississippi ....: 11.0 15,000 563 3.75 165.0 6.2 Missouri .......: 88.0 15,511 597 3.85 1,365.0 52.6 Montana ........: 14.0 21,357 794 3.72 299.0 11.1 Nebraska .......: 57.0 22,930 869 3.79 1,307.0 49.5 Nevada .........: 29.0 23,069 824 3.57 669.0 23.9 New Hampshire ..: 14.0 20,143 767 3.81 282.0 10.7 New Jersey .....: 7.0 18,143 680 3.75 127.0 4.8 : New Mexico .....: 323.0 24,245 866 3.57 7,831.0 279.6 New York .......: 618.0 22,806 862 3.78 14,094.0 532.8 North Carolina .: 47.0 20,957 759 3.62 985.0 35.7 North Dakota ...: 16.0 20,750 780 3.76 332.0 12.5 Ohio ...........: 267.0 20,573 774 3.76 5,493.0 206.5 Oklahoma .......: 39.0 18,641 679 3.64 727.0 26.5 Oregon .........: 125.0 20,408 794 3.89 2,551.0 99.2 Pennsylvania ...: 530.0 20,377 760 3.73 10,800.0 402.8 Rhode Island ...: 0.9 17,667 730 4.13 15.9 0.7 South Carolina .: 15.0 17,400 679 3.90 261.0 10.2 : South Dakota ...: 106.0 22,255 892 4.01 2,359.0 94.6 Tennessee ......: 45.0 16,489 597 3.62 742.0 26.9 Texas ..........: 463.0 22,248 863 3.88 10,301.0 399.7 Utah ...........: 96.0 23,125 863 3.73 2,220.0 82.8 Vermont ........: 132.0 20,197 774 3.83 2,666.0 102.1 Virginia .......: 91.0 19,462 716 3.68 1,771.0 65.2 Washington .....: 277.0 23,848 928 3.89 6,606.0 257.0 West Virginia ..: 9.0 15,667 578 3.69 141.0 5.2 Wisconsin ......: 1,279.0 22,697 853 3.76 29,030.0 1,091.5 Wyoming ........: 6.0 22,567 779 3.45 135.4 4.7 : United States ..: 9,314.0 22,396 840 3.75 208,597.0 7,813.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2015 [May not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk used where produced : Milk marketed by producers :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Used : : : State : Fed to : for milk, : : : Fluid : calves 1/ : cream, and : Total : Total 2/ : grade 3/ : : butter : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- million pounds ----------------- percent : Alabama .......: 0.7 0.3 1.0 100.0 100 Alaska ........: 0.2 0.2 0.4 3.1 100 Arizona .......: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,721.0 100 Arkansas ......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 89.0 100 California ....: 28.0 4.0 32.0 40,865.0 99 Colorado ......: 21.0 1.0 22.0 3,735.0 100 Connecticut ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 393.0 100 Delaware ......: 0.9 0.1 1.0 97.5 100 Florida .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 2,576.0 100 Georgia .......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,789.0 100 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 0.1 0.2 34.8 100 Idaho .........: 32.0 1.0 33.0 14,081.0 100 Illinois ......: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,882.0 98 Indiana .......: 23.0 4.0 27.0 3,998.0 100 Iowa ..........: 14.0 1.0 15.0 4,823.0 99 Kansas ........: 11.0 1.0 12.0 3,164.0 100 Kentucky ......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 1,070.0 100 Louisiana .....: 3.0 1.0 4.0 184.0 100 Maine .........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 590.0 100 Maryland ......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 976.0 100 : Massachusetts .: 1.5 0.5 2.0 215.0 100 Michigan ......: 26.0 2.0 28.0 10,233.0 100 Minnesota .....: 100.0 5.0 105.0 9,357.0 99 Mississippi ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 163.0 100 Missouri ......: 17.0 4.0 21.0 1,344.0 97 Montana .......: 3.0 2.0 5.0 294.0 100 Nebraska ......: 7.5 0.5 8.0 1,299.0 100 Nevada ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 663.0 100 New Hampshire .: 1.5 0.5 2.0 280.0 100 New Jersey ....: 1.5 0.5 2.0 125.0 100 : New Mexico ....: 39.0 3.0 42.0 7,789.0 100 New York ......: 45.0 2.0 47.0 14,047.0 100 North Carolina : 5.0 1.0 6.0 979.0 100 North Dakota ..: 4.5 0.5 5.0 327.0 97 Ohio ..........: 20.0 5.0 25.0 5,468.0 97 Oklahoma ......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 721.0 100 Oregon ........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 2,530.0 100 Pennsylvania ..: 57.0 12.0 69.0 10,731.0 100 Rhode Island ..: 0.2 - 0.2 15.7 100 South Carolina : 2.0 1.0 3.0 258.0 100 : South Dakota ..: 6.0 1.0 7.0 2,352.0 99 Tennessee .....: 4.0 1.0 5.0 737.0 100 Texas .........: 25.0 1.0 26.0 10,275.0 100 Utah ..........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 2,207.0 100 Vermont .......: 14.0 2.0 16.0 2,650.0 100 Virginia ......: 6.0 2.0 8.0 1,763.0 100 Washington ....: 17.0 1.0 18.0 6,588.0 100 West Virginia .: 1.0 1.0 2.0 139.0 100 Wisconsin .....: 244.0 15.0 259.0 28,771.0 99 Wyoming .......: 1.3 0.2 1.5 133.9 100 : United States .: 879.0 91.0 970.0 207,626.0 99 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: 2015 [May not add due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : All milk : Returns : Cash : Milk : average returns : per pound : receipts State : utilized : per cwt 1/ : of milkfat : from : : : : marketings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : million pounds dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..........: 100.0 19.50 5.16 19,500 Alaska ...........: 3.1 22.00 5.58 682 Arizona ..........: 4,721.0 16.00 4.61 755,360 Arkansas .........: 89.0 18.10 5.00 16,109 California .......: 40,865.0 15.40 4.14 6,293,210 Colorado .........: 3,735.0 17.80 4.94 664,830 Connecticut ......: 393.0 18.40 4.72 72,312 Delaware .........: 97.5 17.30 4.59 16,868 Florida ..........: 2,576.0 21.30 5.92 548,688 Georgia ..........: 1,789.0 20.00 5.54 357,800 : Hawaii ...........: 34.8 28.80 8.32 10,022 Idaho ............: 14,081.0 16.70 4.38 2,351,527 Illinois .........: 1,882.0 17.70 4.69 333,114 Indiana ..........: 3,998.0 17.20 4.69 687,656 Iowa .............: 4,823.0 17.30 4.56 834,379 Kansas ...........: 3,164.0 16.90 4.57 534,716 Kentucky .........: 1,070.0 18.80 5.19 201,160 Louisiana ........: 184.0 19.00 5.12 34,960 Maine ............: 590.0 20.20 5.37 119,180 Maryland .........: 976.0 17.60 4.71 171,776 : Massachusetts ....: 215.0 18.60 4.79 39,990 Michigan .........: 10,233.0 16.60 4.54 1,698,678 Minnesota ........: 9,357.0 17.60 4.56 1,646,832 Mississippi ......: 163.0 19.40 5.17 31,622 Missouri .........: 1,344.0 18.50 4.81 248,640 Montana ..........: 294.0 14.90 4.01 43,806 Nebraska .........: 1,299.0 17.80 4.70 231,222 Nevada ...........: 663.0 17.70 4.96 117,351 New Hampshire ....: 280.0 18.50 4.86 51,800 New Jersey .......: 125.0 17.60 4.69 22,000 : New Mexico .......: 7,789.0 16.10 4.51 1,254,029 New York .........: 14,047.0 18.20 4.81 2,556,554 North Carolina ...: 979.0 18.60 5.14 182,094 North Dakota .....: 327.0 17.10 4.55 55,917 Ohio .............: 5,468.0 17.90 4.76 978,772 Oklahoma .........: 721.0 18.60 5.11 134,106 Oregon ...........: 2,530.0 18.60 4.78 470,580 Pennsylvania .....: 10,731.0 18.50 4.96 1,985,235 Rhode Island .....: 15.7 18.90 4.58 2,967 South Carolina ...: 258.0 19.80 5.08 51,084 : South Dakota .....: 2,352.0 18.50 4.61 435,120 Tennessee ........: 737.0 18.80 5.19 138,556 Texas ............: 10,275.0 17.70 4.56 1,818,675 Utah .............: 2,207.0 17.00 4.56 375,190 Vermont ..........: 2,650.0 18.60 4.86 492,900 Virginia .........: 1,763.0 19.40 5.27 342,022 Washington .......: 6,588.0 17.20 4.42 1,133,136 West Virginia ....: 139.0 17.50 4.74 24,325 Wisconsin ........: 28,771.0 17.80 4.73 5,121,238 Wyoming ..........: 133.9 18.30 5.30 24,504 : United States ....: 207,626.0 17.21 4.59 35,732,794 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2015 [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 .......: 0.3 59 19,559 19,695 Alaska ........: 0.2 44 726 770 Arizona .......: 1.0 160 755,520 757,440 Arkansas ......: 0.3 54 16,163 16,471 California ....: 4.0 616 6,293,826 6,298,138 Colorado ......: 1.0 178 665,008 668,746 Connecticut ...: 0.5 92 72,404 72,864 Delaware ......: 0.1 17 16,885 17,041 Florida .......: 1.0 213 548,901 549,966 Georgia .......: 1.0 200 358,000 359,400 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 29 10,051 10,080 Idaho .........: 1.0 167 2,351,694 2,357,038 Illinois ......: 2.0 354 333,468 335,238 Indiana .......: 4.0 688 688,344 692,300 Iowa ..........: 1.0 173 834,552 836,974 Kansas ........: 1.0 169 534,885 536,744 Kentucky ......: 1.0 188 201,348 202,476 Louisiana .....: 1.0 190 35,150 35,720 Maine .........: 1.0 202 119,382 119,988 Maryland ......: 1.0 176 171,952 173,008 : Massachusetts .: 0.5 93 40,083 40,362 Michigan ......: 2.0 332 1,699,010 1,703,326 Minnesota .....: 5.0 880 1,647,712 1,665,312 Mississippi ...: 1.0 194 31,816 32,010 Missouri ......: 4.0 740 249,380 252,525 Montana .......: 2.0 298 44,104 44,551 Nebraska ......: 0.5 89 231,311 232,646 Nevada ........: 1.0 177 117,528 118,413 New Hampshire .: 0.5 93 51,893 52,170 New Jersey ....: 0.5 88 22,088 22,352 : New Mexico ....: 3.0 483 1,254,512 1,260,791 New York ......: 2.0 364 2,556,918 2,565,108 North Carolina : 1.0 186 182,280 183,210 North Dakota ..: 0.5 86 56,003 56,772 Ohio ..........: 5.0 895 979,667 983,247 Oklahoma ......: 1.0 186 134,292 135,222 Oregon ........: 1.0 186 470,766 474,486 Pennsylvania ..: 12.0 2,220 1,987,455 1,998,000 Rhode Island ..: - - 2,967 3,005 South Carolina : 1.0 198 51,282 51,678 : South Dakota ..: 1.0 185 435,305 436,415 Tennessee .....: 1.0 188 138,744 139,496 Texas .........: 1.0 177 1,818,852 1,823,277 Utah ..........: 1.0 170 375,360 377,400 Vermont .......: 2.0 372 493,272 495,876 Virginia ......: 2.0 388 342,410 343,574 Washington ....: 1.0 172 1,133,308 1,136,232 West Virginia .: 1.0 175 24,500 24,675 Wisconsin .....: 15.0 2,670 5,123,908 5,167,340 Wyoming .......: 0.2 37 24,541 24,778 : United States .: 91.0 16,291 35,749,085 35,904,346 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: 2016 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production of milk and milkfat 2/ : :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Per milk cow : All milk : Total : of : : : percent of : : :milk cows 1/ :---------------------------: fat :--------------------------- State : : Milk : Milkfat : : Milk : Milkfat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head ------ pounds ----- percent --- million pounds --- : Alabama ........: 7.0 13,143 499 3.80 92.0 3.5 Alaska .........: 0.3 11,667 455 3.90 3.5 0.1 Arizona ........: 196.0 24,429 865 3.54 4,788.0 169.5 Arkansas .......: 6.0 13,167 483 3.67 79.0 2.9 California .....: 1,762.0 22,968 870 3.79 40,469.0 1,533.8 Colorado .......: 151.0 25,980 948 3.65 3,923.0 143.2 Connecticut ....: 19.0 21,474 842 3.92 408.0 16.0 Delaware .......: 5.0 19,100 724 3.79 95.5 3.6 Florida ........: 123.0 20,350 737 3.62 2,503.0 90.6 Georgia ........: 84.0 21,786 780 3.58 1,830.0 65.5 : Hawaii .........: 2.4 14,542 490 3.37 34.9 1.2 Idaho ..........: 595.0 24,647 951 3.86 14,665.0 566.1 Illinois .......: 94.0 20,245 767 3.79 1,903.0 72.1 Indiana ........: 184.0 22,560 835 3.70 4,151.0 153.6 Iowa ...........: 213.0 23,634 908 3.84 5,034.0 193.3 Kansas .........: 146.0 22,801 841 3.69 3,329.0 122.8 Kentucky .......: 58.0 18,069 661 3.66 1,048.0 38.4 Louisiana ......: 12.0 14,083 524 3.72 169.0 6.3 Maine ..........: 30.0 21,000 794 3.78 630.0 23.8 Maryland .......: 48.0 19,917 751 3.77 956.0 36.0 : Massachusetts ..: 12.0 17,917 697 3.89 215.0 8.4 Michigan .......: 419.0 25,957 953 3.67 10,876.0 399.1 Minnesota ......: 461.0 20,967 818 3.90 9,666.0 377.0 Mississippi ....: 10.0 14,400 546 3.79 144.0 5.5 Missouri .......: 88.0 15,602 605 3.88 1,373.0 53.3 Montana ........: 14.0 21,071 786 3.73 295.0 11.0 Nebraska .......: 60.0 23,317 888 3.81 1,399.0 53.3 Nevada .........: 30.0 22,000 785 3.57 660.0 23.6 New Hampshire ..: 14.0 20,286 779 3.84 284.0 10.9 New Jersey .....: 7.0 17,429 668 3.83 122.0 4.7 : New Mexico .....: 315.0 24,479 879 3.59 7,711.0 276.8 New York .......: 620.0 23,815 907 3.81 14,765.0 562.5 North Carolina .: 46.0 20,978 770 3.67 965.0 35.4 North Dakota ...: 16.0 21,563 834 3.87 345.0 13.4 Ohio ...........: 265.0 20,875 795 3.81 5,532.0 210.8 Oklahoma .......: 37.0 18,703 692 3.70 692.0 25.6 Oregon .........: 125.0 20,744 819 3.95 2,593.0 102.4 Pennsylvania ...: 529.0 20,454 775 3.79 10,820.0 410.1 Rhode Island ...: 0.8 17,500 697 3.98 14.0 0.6 South Carolina .: 15.0 16,667 642 3.85 250.0 9.6 : South Dakota ...: 115.0 22,139 899 4.06 2,546.0 103.4 Tennessee ......: 42.0 16,571 608 3.67 696.0 25.5 Texas ..........: 475.0 22,680 898 3.96 10,773.0 426.6 Utah ...........: 92.0 22,772 865 3.80 2,095.0 79.6 Vermont ........: 130.0 20,954 798 3.81 2,724.0 103.8 Virginia .......: 90.0 19,144 710 3.71 1,723.0 63.9 Washington .....: 276.0 24,094 954 3.96 6,650.0 263.3 West Virginia ..: 9.0 14,889 554 3.72 134.0 5.0 Wisconsin ......: 1,279.0 23,552 890 3.78 30,123.0 1,138.6 Wyoming ........: 6.0 23,300 832 3.57 139.8 5.0 : United States ..: 9,328.0 22,774 863 3.79 212,436.0 8,051.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2016 [May not add due to rounding] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Milk used where produced :Milk marketed by producers :----------------------------------------------------------------- : : Used : : : State : Fed to : for milk : : : Fluid : calves 1/ : cream and : Total : Total 2/ : grade 3/ : : butter : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- million pounds --------------- percent : Alabama .......: 0.7 0.3 1.0 91.0 100 Alaska ........: 0.1 0.2 0.3 3.2 100 Arizona .......: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,775.0 100 Arkansas ......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 77.0 100 California ....: 27.0 4.0 31.0 40,438.0 98 Colorado ......: 21.0 1.0 22.0 3,901.0 100 Connecticut ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 405.0 100 Delaware ......: 0.9 0.1 1.0 94.5 100 Florida .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 2,497.0 100 Georgia .......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,822.0 100 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 0.1 0.2 34.7 100 Idaho .........: 30.0 1.0 31.0 14,634.0 100 Illinois ......: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,891.0 98 Indiana .......: 26.0 4.0 30.0 4,121.0 100 Iowa ..........: 14.0 1.0 15.0 5,019.0 99 Kansas ........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 3,315.0 100 Kentucky ......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 1,042.0 100 Louisiana .....: 2.0 1.0 3.0 166.0 100 Maine .........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 626.0 100 Maryland ......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 948.0 100 : Massachusetts .: 1.5 0.5 2.0 213.0 100 Michigan ......: 38.0 2.0 40.0 10,836.0 100 Minnesota .....: 100.0 5.0 105.0 9,561.0 99 Mississippi ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 142.0 100 Missouri ......: 17.0 4.0 21.0 1,352.0 97 Montana .......: 3.0 2.0 5.0 290.0 100 Nebraska ......: 6.5 0.5 7.0 1,392.0 100 Nevada ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 654.0 100 New Hampshire .: 1.5 0.5 2.0 282.0 100 New Jersey ....: 1.5 0.5 2.0 120.0 100 : New Mexico ....: 40.0 3.0 43.0 7,668.0 100 New York ......: 50.0 2.0 52.0 14,713.0 100 North Carolina : 4.0 1.0 5.0 960.0 100 North Dakota ..: 4.5 0.5 5.0 340.0 97 Ohio ..........: 22.0 5.0 27.0 5,505.0 97 Oklahoma ......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 686.0 100 Oregon ........: 20.0 1.0 21.0 2,572.0 100 Pennsylvania ..: 59.0 13.0 72.0 10,748.0 100 Rhode Island ..: 0.2 - 0.2 13.8 100 South Carolina : 2.0 1.0 3.0 247.0 100 : South Dakota ..: 6.0 1.0 7.0 2,539.0 100 Tennessee .....: 4.0 1.0 5.0 691.0 100 Texas .........: 27.0 1.0 28.0 10,745.0 100 Utah ..........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 2,081.0 100 Vermont .......: 15.0 2.0 17.0 2,707.0 100 Virginia ......: 8.0 2.0 10.0 1,713.0 100 Washington ....: 19.0 1.0 20.0 6,630.0 100 West Virginia .: 2.0 1.0 3.0 131.0 100 Wisconsin .....: 244.0 16.0 260.0 29,863.0 99 Wyoming .......: 1.3 0.2 1.5 138.3 100 : United States .: 909.0 93.0 1,002.0 211,434.0 99 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: 2016 [May not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : Cash : Milk : All milk : Returns : receipts State : utilized : average returns : per pound : from : : per cwt 1/ : of milkfat : marketings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million pounds dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : Alabama ........: 91.0 17.10 4.50 15,561 Alaska .........: 3.2 21.90 5.62 701 Arizona ........: 4,775.0 15.10 4.27 721,025 Arkansas .......: 77.0 16.60 4.52 12,782 California .....: 40,438.0 15.00 3.96 6,065,700 Colorado .......: 3,901.0 16.70 4.58 651,467 Connecticut ....: 405.0 17.00 4.34 68,850 Delaware .......: 94.5 17.00 4.49 16,065 Florida ........: 2,497.0 19.60 5.41 489,412 Georgia ........: 1,822.0 17.50 4.89 318,850 : Hawaii .........: 34.7 26.70 7.92 9,265 Idaho ..........: 14,634.0 16.10 4.17 2,356,074 Illinois .......: 1,891.0 16.60 4.38 313,906 Indiana ........: 4,121.0 16.20 4.38 667,602 Iowa ...........: 5,019.0 16.60 4.32 833,154 Kansas .........: 3,315.0 16.00 4.34 530,400 Kentucky .......: 1,042.0 17.20 4.70 179,224 Louisiana ......: 166.0 16.70 4.49 27,722 Maine ..........: 626.0 18.70 4.95 117,062 Maryland .......: 948.0 17.20 4.56 163,056 : Massachusetts ..: 213.0 17.30 4.45 36,849 Michigan .......: 10,836.0 15.10 4.11 1,636,236 Minnesota ......: 9,561.0 16.80 4.31 1,606,248 Mississippi ....: 142.0 17.20 4.54 24,424 Missouri .......: 1,352.0 16.90 4.36 228,488 Montana ........: 290.0 13.90 3.73 40,310 Nebraska .......: 1,392.0 16.90 4.44 235,248 Nevada .........: 654.0 16.30 4.57 106,602 New Hampshire ..: 282.0 17.40 4.53 49,068 New Jersey .....: 120.0 16.40 4.28 19,680 : New Mexico .....: 7,668.0 15.60 4.35 1,196,208 New York .......: 14,713.0 17.00 4.46 2,501,210 North Carolina .: 960.0 17.10 4.66 164,160 North Dakota ...: 340.0 16.20 4.19 55,080 Ohio ...........: 5,505.0 16.80 4.41 924,840 Oklahoma .......: 686.0 17.70 4.78 121,422 Oregon .........: 2,572.0 18.10 4.58 465,532 Pennsylvania ...: 10,748.0 17.20 4.54 1,848,656 Rhode Island ...: 13.8 17.20 4.32 2,374 South Carolina .: 247.0 17.80 4.62 43,966 : South Dakota ...: 2,539.0 17.60 4.33 446,864 Tennessee ......: 691.0 17.20 4.69 118,852 Texas ..........: 10,745.0 17.20 4.34 1,848,140 Utah ...........: 2,081.0 16.00 4.21 332,960 Vermont ........: 2,707.0 17.30 4.54 468,311 Virginia .......: 1,713.0 18.00 4.85 308,340 Washington .....: 6,630.0 16.50 4.17 1,093,950 West Virginia ..: 131.0 16.10 4.33 21,091 Wisconsin ......: 29,863.0 16.80 4.44 5,016,984 Wyoming ........: 138.3 16.70 4.68 23,096 : United States ..: 211,434.0 16.34 4.31 34,543,067 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2016 [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 51 15,612 15,732 Alaska ........: 0.2 44 745 767 Arizona .......: 1.0 151 721,176 722,988 Arkansas ......: 0.3 50 12,832 13,114 California ....: 4.0 600 6,066,300 6,070,350 Colorado ......: 1.0 167 651,634 655,141 Connecticut ...: 0.5 85 68,935 69,360 Delaware ......: 0.1 17 16,082 16,235 Florida .......: 1.0 196 489,608 490,588 Georgia .......: 1.0 175 319,025 320,250 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 27 9,292 9,318 Idaho .........: 1.0 161 2,356,235 2,361,065 Illinois ......: 2.0 332 314,238 315,898 Indiana .......: 4.0 648 668,250 672,462 Iowa ..........: 1.0 166 833,320 835,644 Kansas ........: 1.0 160 530,560 532,640 Kentucky ......: 1.0 172 179,396 180,256 Louisiana .....: 1.0 167 27,889 28,223 Maine .........: 1.0 187 117,249 117,810 Maryland ......: 1.0 172 163,228 164,432 : Massachusetts .: 0.5 87 36,936 37,195 Michigan ......: 2.0 302 1,636,538 1,642,276 Minnesota .....: 5.0 840 1,607,088 1,623,888 Mississippi ...: 1.0 172 24,596 24,768 Missouri ......: 4.0 676 229,164 232,037 Montana .......: 2.0 278 40,588 41,005 Nebraska ......: 0.5 85 235,333 236,431 Nevada ........: 1.0 163 106,765 107,580 New Hampshire .: 0.5 87 49,155 49,416 New Jersey ....: 0.5 82 19,762 20,008 : New Mexico ....: 3.0 468 1,196,676 1,202,916 New York ......: 2.0 340 2,501,550 2,510,050 North Carolina : 1.0 171 164,331 165,015 North Dakota ..: 0.5 81 55,161 55,890 Ohio ..........: 5.0 840 925,680 929,376 Oklahoma ......: 1.0 177 121,599 122,484 Oregon ........: 1.0 181 465,713 469,333 Pennsylvania ..: 13.0 2,236 1,850,892 1,861,040 Rhode Island ..: - - 2,374 2,408 South Carolina : 1.0 178 44,144 44,500 : South Dakota ..: 1.0 176 447,040 448,096 Tennessee .....: 1.0 172 119,024 119,712 Texas .........: 1.0 172 1,848,312 1,852,956 Utah ..........: 1.0 160 333,120 335,200 Vermont .......: 2.0 346 468,657 471,252 Virginia ......: 2.0 360 308,700 310,140 Washington ....: 1.0 165 1,094,115 1,097,250 West Virginia .: 1.0 161 21,252 21,574 Wisconsin .....: 16.0 2,688 5,019,672 5,060,664 Wyoming .......: 0.2 33 23,129 23,347 : United States .: 93.0 15,605 34,558,672 34,710,080 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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