United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 1506 Milk Production, Disposition, and Income 2014 Summary April 2015 Contents Summary........................................................................... 4 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2013-2014........... 5 Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - United States: 2013-2014........ 5 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - United States: 2013-2014................... 5 Value of Milk Production - United States: 2013-2014............................... 5 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2013..... 6 Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2013.. 7 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2013............. 8 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2013......................... 9 Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - States and United States: 2014..... 10 Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers - States and United States: 2014.. 11 Milk and Cream Marketings and Income - States and United States: 2014............. 12 Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2014......................... 13 Statistical Methodology........................................................... 14 Information Contacts.............................................................. 14 Summary Milk production increased 2.4 percent in 2014 to 206 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 22,258 pounds, was 442 pounds above 2013. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.26 million head, up 33,000 head from 2013. Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2014 totaled $49.3 billion, 22.5 percent higher than 2013. Producer returns averaged $24.07 per hundredweight, 19.7 percent above 2013. Marketings totaled 205.1 billion pounds, 2.4 percent above 2013. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers. An estimated 962 million pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 1.5 percent less than 2013. Calves were fed 90 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households. Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat - United States: 2013-2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : 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 --- : 2013 .......: 9,224 21,816 820 3.76 201,231 7,557.2 2014 .......: 9,257 22,258 832 3.74 206,046 7,698.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 2013-2014 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2013 ...: 877 100 977 200,254 99 2014 ...: 869 93 962 205,085 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: 2013-2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2013 .....: 200,254 20.11 5.35 40,276,790 2014 .....: 205,085 24.07 6.44 49,349,226 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - United States: 2013-2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 ----------- : 2013 ..: 100 20,629 40,297,419 40,476,608 2014 ..: 93 22,918 49,372,144 49,585,330 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2013 [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 ........: 9.0 13,000 491 3.78 117.0 4.4 Alaska .........: 0.3 10,667 427 4.00 3.2 0.1 Arizona ........: 190.0 23,626 832 3.52 4,489.0 158.0 Arkansas .......: 9.0 11,667 426 3.65 105.0 3.8 California .....: 1,780.0 23,178 869 3.75 41,256.0 1,547.1 Colorado .......: 137.0 24,292 865 3.56 3,328.0 118.5 Connecticut ....: 18.0 20,556 785 3.82 370.0 14.1 Delaware .......: 4.8 19,521 736 3.77 93.7 3.5 Florida ........: 123.0 19,374 705 3.64 2,383.0 86.7 Georgia ........: 80.0 19,600 729 3.72 1,568.0 58.3 : Hawaii .........: 2.2 13,409 464 3.46 29.5 1.0 Idaho ..........: 573.0 23,440 884 3.77 13,431.0 506.3 Illinois .......: 96.0 19,063 724 3.80 1,830.0 69.5 Indiana ........: 176.0 21,761 816 3.75 3,830.0 143.6 Iowa ...........: 208.0 22,149 842 3.80 4,607.0 175.1 Kansas .........: 134.0 21,881 803 3.67 2,932.0 107.6 Kentucky .......: 71.0 15,070 561 3.72 1,070.0 39.8 Louisiana ......: 16.0 12,875 470 3.65 206.0 7.5 Maine ..........: 31.0 19,548 733 3.75 606.0 22.7 Maryland .......: 50.0 19,440 733 3.77 972.0 36.6 : Massachusetts ..: 13.0 17,692 679 3.84 230.0 8.8 Michigan .......: 380.0 24,116 892 3.70 9,164.0 339.1 Minnesota ......: 464.0 19,694 764 3.88 9,138.0 354.6 Mississippi ....: 14.0 13,286 490 3.69 186.0 6.9 Missouri .......: 92.0 14,663 548 3.74 1,349.0 50.5 Montana ........: 14.0 21,286 794 3.73 298.0 11.1 Nebraska .......: 54.0 21,574 828 3.84 1,165.0 44.7 Nevada .........: 29.0 22,034 787 3.57 639.0 22.8 New Hampshire ..: 13.0 20,923 789 3.77 272.0 10.3 New Jersey .....: 7.0 18,143 686 3.78 127.0 4.8 : New Mexico .....: 323.0 24,944 891 3.57 8,057.0 287.6 New York .......: 610.0 22,070 825 3.74 13,463.0 503.5 North Carolina .: 46.0 20,326 754 3.71 935.0 34.7 North Dakota ...: 18.0 18,944 720 3.80 341.0 13.0 Ohio ...........: 270.0 20,178 775 3.84 5,448.0 209.2 Oklahoma .......: 45.0 17,311 630 3.64 779.0 28.4 Oregon .........: 123.0 20,439 793 3.88 2,514.0 97.5 Pennsylvania ...: 533.0 19,797 738 3.73 10,552.0 393.6 Rhode Island ...: 0.9 19,000 760 4.00 17.1 0.7 South Carolina .: 16.0 16,500 639 3.87 264.0 10.2 : South Dakota ...: 94.0 21,521 850 3.95 2,023.0 79.9 Tennessee ......: 48.0 15,938 591 3.71 765.0 28.4 Texas ..........: 437.0 21,991 842 3.83 9,610.0 368.1 Utah ...........: 95.0 22,432 843 3.76 2,131.0 80.1 Vermont ........: 134.0 19,448 739 3.80 2,606.0 99.0 Virginia .......: 95.0 18,337 678 3.70 1,742.0 64.5 Washington .....: 266.0 23,820 924 3.88 6,336.0 245.8 West Virginia ..: 10.0 15,200 567 3.73 152.0 5.7 Wisconsin ......: 1,271.0 21,693 822 3.79 27,572.0 1,045.0 Wyoming ........: 6.0 21,367 750 3.51 128.2 4.5 : United States ..: 9,224.0 21,816 820 3.76 201,231.0 7,557.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2013 [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 1.0 116.0 100 Alaska ........: 0.1 0.1 0.2 3.0 100 Arizona .......: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,476.0 100 Arkansas ......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 103.0 100 California ....: 30.0 5.0 35.0 41,221.0 98 Colorado ......: 21.0 1.0 22.0 3,306.0 100 Connecticut ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 367.0 100 Delaware ......: 0.9 0.1 1.0 92.7 100 Florida .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 2,377.0 100 Georgia .......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,560.0 100 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 0.1 0.2 29.3 100 Idaho .........: 30.0 1.0 31.0 13,400.0 100 Illinois ......: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,818.0 98 Indiana .......: 23.0 4.0 27.0 3,803.0 100 Iowa ..........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,594.0 99 Kansas ........: 10.0 1.0 11.0 2,921.0 100 Kentucky ......: 9.0 1.0 10.0 1,060.0 100 Louisiana .....: 3.0 1.0 4.0 202.0 100 Maine .........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 602.0 100 Maryland ......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 965.0 100 : Massachusetts .: 1.5 0.5 2.0 228.0 100 Michigan ......: 26.0 2.0 28.0 9,136.0 100 Minnesota .....: 100.0 5.0 105.0 9,033.0 99 Mississippi ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 184.0 100 Missouri ......: 17.0 4.0 21.0 1,328.0 97 Montana .......: 3.0 2.0 5.0 293.0 100 Nebraska ......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,157.0 99 Nevada ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 633.0 100 New Hampshire .: 1.5 0.5 2.0 270.0 100 New Jersey ....: 1.5 0.5 2.0 125.0 100 : New Mexico ....: 42.0 4.0 46.0 8,011.0 100 New York ......: 35.0 2.0 37.0 13,426.0 100 North Carolina : 5.0 1.0 6.0 929.0 100 North Dakota ..: 6.5 0.5 7.0 334.0 96 Ohio ..........: 20.0 4.0 24.0 5,424.0 97 Oklahoma ......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 771.0 100 Oregon ........: 21.0 1.0 22.0 2,492.0 100 Pennsylvania ..: 50.0 15.0 65.0 10,487.0 100 Rhode Island ..: 0.2 - 0.2 16.9 100 South Carolina : 2.0 1.0 3.0 261.0 100 : South Dakota ..: 6.0 1.0 7.0 2,016.0 99 Tennessee .....: 4.0 1.0 5.0 760.0 100 Texas .........: 23.0 1.0 24.0 9,586.0 100 Utah ..........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 2,118.0 100 Vermont .......: 13.0 2.0 15.0 2,591.0 100 Virginia ......: 7.0 2.0 9.0 1,733.0 100 Washington ....: 15.0 1.0 16.0 6,320.0 100 West Virginia .: 1.0 1.0 2.0 150.0 100 Wisconsin .....: 255.0 19.0 274.0 27,298.0 98 Wyoming .......: 1.3 0.2 1.5 126.7 93 : United States .: 877.0 100.0 977.0 200,254.0 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: 2013 [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 ..........: 116.0 23.70 6.27 27,492 Alaska ...........: 3.0 22.00 5.50 660 Arizona ..........: 4,476.0 19.50 5.54 872,820 Arkansas .........: 103.0 20.80 5.70 21,424 California .......: 41,221.0 18.48 4.93 7,617,641 Colorado .........: 3,306.0 20.20 5.67 667,812 Connecticut ......: 367.0 21.60 5.65 79,272 Delaware .........: 92.7 20.50 5.44 19,004 Florida ..........: 2,377.0 23.90 6.57 568,103 Georgia ..........: 1,560.0 21.60 5.81 336,960 : Hawaii ...........: 29.3 34.40 9.94 10,079 Idaho ............: 13,400.0 19.20 5.09 2,572,800 Illinois .........: 1,818.0 20.70 5.45 376,326 Indiana ..........: 3,803.0 20.80 5.55 791,024 Iowa .............: 4,594.0 20.50 5.39 941,770 Kansas ...........: 2,921.0 20.20 5.50 590,042 Kentucky .........: 1,060.0 21.50 5.78 227,900 Louisiana ........: 202.0 21.90 6.00 44,238 Maine ............: 602.0 22.30 5.95 134,246 Maryland .........: 965.0 20.90 5.54 201,685 : Massachusetts ....: 228.0 21.80 5.68 49,704 Michigan .........: 9,136.0 20.50 5.54 1,872,880 Minnesota ........: 9,033.0 20.40 5.26 1,842,732 Mississippi ......: 184.0 21.90 5.93 40,296 Missouri .........: 1,328.0 20.50 5.48 272,240 Montana ..........: 293.0 18.70 5.01 54,791 Nebraska .........: 1,157.0 21.00 5.47 242,970 Nevada ...........: 633.0 20.30 5.69 128,499 New Hampshire ....: 270.0 21.50 5.70 58,050 New Jersey .......: 125.0 20.60 5.45 25,750 : New Mexico .......: 8,011.0 18.80 5.27 1,506,068 New York .........: 13,426.0 21.20 5.67 2,846,312 North Carolina ...: 929.0 21.40 5.77 198,806 North Dakota .....: 334.0 19.90 5.24 66,466 Ohio .............: 5,424.0 21.20 5.52 1,149,888 Oklahoma .........: 771.0 21.50 5.91 165,765 Oregon ...........: 2,492.0 21.20 5.46 528,304 Pennsylvania .....: 10,487.0 21.60 5.79 2,265,192 Rhode Island .....: 16.9 21.80 5.45 3,684 South Carolina ...: 261.0 23.00 5.94 60,030 : South Dakota .....: 2,016.0 21.00 5.32 423,360 Tennessee ........: 760.0 21.50 5.80 163,400 Texas ............: 9,586.0 20.40 5.33 1,955,544 Utah .............: 2,118.0 19.50 5.19 413,010 Vermont ..........: 2,591.0 21.30 5.61 551,883 Virginia .........: 1,733.0 22.90 6.19 396,857 Washington .......: 6,320.0 20.50 5.28 1,295,600 West Virginia ....: 150.0 20.30 5.44 30,450 Wisconsin ........: 27,298.0 20.30 5.36 5,541,494 Wyoming ..........: 126.7 20.10 5.73 25,467 : United States ....: 200,254.0 20.11 5.35 40,276,790 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2013 [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 71 27,563 27,729 Alaska ........: 0.1 22 682 704 Arizona .......: 1.0 195 873,015 875,355 Arkansas ......: 0.3 62 21,486 21,840 California ....: 5.0 924 7,618,565 7,624,109 Colorado ......: 1.0 202 668,014 672,256 Connecticut ...: 0.5 108 79,380 79,920 Delaware ......: 0.1 21 19,025 19,209 Florida .......: 1.0 239 568,342 569,537 Georgia .......: 1.0 216 337,176 338,688 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 34 10,113 10,148 Idaho .........: 1.0 192 2,572,992 2,578,752 Illinois ......: 2.0 414 376,740 378,810 Indiana .......: 4.0 832 791,856 796,640 Iowa ..........: 1.0 205 941,975 944,435 Kansas ........: 1.0 202 590,244 592,264 Kentucky ......: 1.0 215 228,115 230,050 Louisiana .....: 1.0 219 44,457 45,114 Maine .........: 1.0 223 134,469 135,138 Maryland ......: 1.0 209 201,894 203,148 : Massachusetts .: 0.5 109 49,813 50,140 Michigan ......: 2.0 410 1,873,290 1,878,620 Minnesota .....: 5.0 1,020 1,843,752 1,864,152 Mississippi ...: 1.0 219 40,515 40,734 Missouri ......: 4.0 820 273,060 276,545 Montana .......: 2.0 374 55,165 55,726 Nebraska ......: 1.0 210 243,180 244,650 Nevada ........: 1.0 203 128,702 129,717 New Hampshire .: 0.5 108 58,158 58,480 New Jersey ....: 0.5 103 25,853 26,162 : New Mexico ....: 4.0 752 1,506,820 1,514,716 New York ......: 2.0 424 2,846,736 2,854,156 North Carolina : 1.0 214 199,020 200,090 North Dakota ..: 0.5 100 66,566 67,859 Ohio ..........: 4.0 848 1,150,736 1,154,976 Oklahoma ......: 1.0 215 165,980 167,485 Oregon ........: 1.0 212 528,516 532,968 Pennsylvania ..: 15.0 3,240 2,268,432 2,279,232 Rhode Island ..: - - 3,684 3,728 South Carolina : 1.0 230 60,260 60,720 : South Dakota ..: 1.0 210 423,570 424,830 Tennessee .....: 1.0 215 163,615 164,475 Texas .........: 1.0 204 1,955,748 1,960,440 Utah ..........: 1.0 195 413,205 415,545 Vermont .......: 2.0 426 552,309 555,078 Virginia ......: 2.0 458 397,315 398,918 Washington ....: 1.0 205 1,295,805 1,298,880 West Virginia .: 1.0 203 30,653 30,856 Wisconsin .....: 19.0 3,857 5,545,351 5,597,116 Wyoming .......: 0.2 40 25,507 25,768 : United States .: 100.0 20,629 40,297,419 40,476,608 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: 2014 [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 13,625 511 3.75 109.0 4.1 Alaska .........: 0.3 11,667 462 3.96 3.5 0.1 Arizona ........: 193.0 24,347 845 3.47 4,699.0 163.1 Arkansas .......: 7.0 13,714 495 3.61 96.0 3.5 California .....: 1,780.0 23,785 880 3.70 42,337.0 1,566.5 Colorado .......: 144.0 24,951 886 3.55 3,593.0 127.6 Connecticut ....: 19.0 20,158 782 3.88 383.0 14.9 Delaware .......: 4.8 20,146 743 3.69 96.7 3.6 Florida ........: 123.0 20,382 734 3.60 2,507.0 90.3 Georgia ........: 81.0 20,790 759 3.65 1,684.0 61.5 : Hawaii .........: 2.2 13,591 472 3.47 29.9 1.0 Idaho ..........: 575.0 24,127 905 3.75 13,873.0 520.2 Illinois .......: 94.0 19,681 744 3.78 1,850.0 69.9 Indiana ........: 178.0 21,865 809 3.70 3,892.0 144.0 Iowa ...........: 207.0 22,444 842 3.75 4,646.0 174.2 Kansas .........: 141.0 22,064 812 3.68 3,111.0 114.5 Kentucky .......: 63.0 15,905 574 3.61 1,002.0 36.2 Louisiana ......: 15.0 13,600 496 3.65 204.0 7.4 Maine ..........: 30.0 20,000 754 3.77 600.0 22.6 Maryland .......: 50.0 19,740 740 3.75 987.0 37.0 : Massachusetts ..: 13.0 17,923 686 3.83 233.0 8.9 Michigan .......: 390.0 24,638 912 3.70 9,609.0 355.5 Minnesota ......: 460.0 19,841 772 3.89 9,127.0 355.0 Mississippi ....: 13.0 14,462 538 3.72 188.0 7.0 Missouri .......: 89.0 15,539 580 3.73 1,383.0 51.6 Montana ........: 14.0 21,500 808 3.76 301.0 11.3 Nebraska .......: 54.0 22,130 841 3.80 1,195.0 45.4 Nevada .........: 29.0 23,793 849 3.57 690.0 24.6 New Hampshire ..: 14.0 20,143 776 3.85 282.0 10.9 New Jersey .....: 7.0 18,143 679 3.74 127.0 4.7 : New Mexico .....: 323.0 25,093 891 3.55 8,105.0 287.7 New York .......: 615.0 22,330 842 3.77 13,733.0 517.7 North Carolina .: 46.0 20,891 754 3.61 961.0 34.7 North Dakota ...: 16.0 20,250 765 3.78 324.0 12.2 Ohio ...........: 267.0 20,318 770 3.79 5,425.0 205.6 Oklahoma .......: 40.0 17,425 629 3.61 697.0 25.2 Oregon .........: 124.0 20,605 799 3.88 2,555.0 99.1 Pennsylvania ...: 530.0 20,157 754 3.74 10,683.0 399.5 Rhode Island ...: 0.9 19,000 766 4.03 17.1 0.7 South Carolina .: 16.0 16,375 626 3.82 262.0 10.0 : South Dakota ...: 97.0 21,742 857 3.94 2,109.0 83.1 Tennessee ......: 46.0 16,304 589 3.61 750.0 27.1 Texas ..........: 463.0 22,268 853 3.83 10,310.0 394.9 Utah ...........: 95.0 22,968 854 3.72 2,182.0 81.2 Vermont ........: 132.0 20,197 767 3.80 2,666.0 101.3 Virginia .......: 93.0 19,140 701 3.66 1,780.0 65.1 Washington .....: 273.0 24,117 936 3.88 6,584.0 255.5 West Virginia ..: 9.0 15,556 576 3.70 140.0 5.2 Wisconsin ......: 1,271.0 21,869 827 3.78 27,795.0 1,050.7 Wyoming ........: 6.0 21,583 822 3.81 129.5 4.9 : United States ..: 9,257.0 22,258 832 3.74 206,046.0 7,698.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2014 [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 1.0 108.0 100 Alaska ........: 0.1 0.1 0.2 3.3 100 Arizona .......: 12.0 1.0 13.0 4,686.0 100 Arkansas ......: 1.7 0.3 2.0 94.0 100 California ....: 26.0 5.0 31.0 42,306.0 99 Colorado ......: 21.0 1.0 22.0 3,571.0 100 Connecticut ...: 2.5 0.5 3.0 380.0 100 Delaware ......: 0.9 0.1 1.0 95.7 100 Florida .......: 5.0 1.0 6.0 2,501.0 100 Georgia .......: 7.0 1.0 8.0 1,676.0 100 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 0.1 0.2 29.7 100 Idaho .........: 30.0 1.0 31.0 13,842.0 100 Illinois ......: 10.0 2.0 12.0 1,838.0 98 Indiana .......: 23.0 4.0 27.0 3,865.0 100 Iowa ..........: 13.0 1.0 14.0 4,632.0 99 Kansas ........: 11.0 1.0 12.0 3,099.0 100 Kentucky ......: 8.0 1.0 9.0 993.0 100 Louisiana .....: 3.0 1.0 4.0 200.0 100 Maine .........: 3.0 1.0 4.0 596.0 100 Maryland ......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 980.0 100 : Massachusetts .: 1.5 0.5 2.0 231.0 100 Michigan ......: 24.0 2.0 26.0 9,583.0 100 Minnesota .....: 100.0 5.0 105.0 9,022.0 99 Mississippi ...: 1.0 1.0 2.0 186.0 100 Missouri ......: 17.0 4.0 21.0 1,362.0 97 Montana .......: 3.0 2.0 5.0 296.0 100 Nebraska ......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 1,188.0 100 Nevada ........: 5.0 1.0 6.0 684.0 100 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 8,063.0 100 New York ......: 40.0 2.0 42.0 13,691.0 100 North Carolina : 5.0 1.0 6.0 955.0 100 North Dakota ..: 5.5 0.5 6.0 318.0 97 Ohio ..........: 18.0 4.0 22.0 5,403.0 97 Oklahoma ......: 6.0 1.0 7.0 690.0 100 Oregon ........: 21.0 1.0 22.0 2,533.0 100 Pennsylvania ..: 54.0 12.0 66.0 10,617.0 100 Rhode Island ..: 0.2 - 0.2 16.9 100 South Carolina : 2.0 1.0 3.0 259.0 100 : South Dakota ..: 5.0 1.0 6.0 2,103.0 99 Tennessee .....: 4.0 1.0 5.0 745.0 100 Texas .........: 27.0 1.0 28.0 10,282.0 100 Utah ..........: 12.0 1.0 13.0 2,169.0 100 Vermont .......: 13.0 2.0 15.0 2,651.0 100 Virginia ......: 6.0 2.0 8.0 1,772.0 100 Washington ....: 16.0 1.0 17.0 6,567.0 100 West Virginia .: 1.0 1.0 2.0 138.0 100 Wisconsin .....: 248.0 16.0 264.0 27,531.0 99 Wyoming .......: 1.3 0.2 1.5 128.0 100 : United States .: 869.0 93.0 962.0 205,085.0 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: 2014 [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 ........: 108.0 27.80 7.41 30,024 Alaska .........: 3.3 21.90 5.53 723 Arizona ........: 4,686.0 23.20 6.69 1,087,152 Arkansas .......: 94.0 25.50 7.06 23,970 California .....: 42,306.0 22.12 5.98 9,358,087 Colorado .......: 3,571.0 24.00 6.76 857,040 Connecticut ....: 380.0 26.10 6.73 99,180 Delaware .......: 95.7 24.10 6.53 23,064 Florida ........: 2,501.0 28.20 7.83 705,282 Georgia ........: 1,676.0 26.40 7.23 442,464 : Hawaii .........: 29.7 35.40 10.20 10,514 Idaho ..........: 13,842.0 23.10 6.16 3,197,502 Illinois .......: 1,838.0 24.70 6.53 453,986 Indiana ........: 3,865.0 24.30 6.57 939,195 Iowa ...........: 4,632.0 24.60 6.56 1,139,472 Kansas .........: 3,099.0 24.00 6.52 743,760 Kentucky .......: 993.0 25.80 7.15 256,194 Louisiana ......: 200.0 26.20 7.18 52,400 Maine ..........: 596.0 26.80 7.11 159,728 Maryland .......: 980.0 24.80 6.61 243,040 : Massachusetts ..: 231.0 26.10 6.81 60,291 Michigan .......: 9,583.0 24.10 6.51 2,309,503 Minnesota ......: 9,022.0 24.80 6.38 2,237,456 Mississippi ....: 186.0 26.80 7.20 49,848 Missouri .......: 1,362.0 24.60 6.60 335,052 Montana ........: 296.0 22.00 5.85 65,120 Nebraska .......: 1,188.0 25.00 6.58 297,000 Nevada .........: 684.0 24.80 6.95 169,632 New Hampshire ..: 280.0 25.90 6.73 72,520 New Jersey .....: 125.0 24.90 6.66 31,125 : New Mexico .....: 8,063.0 22.30 6.28 1,798,049 New York .......: 13,691.0 25.40 6.74 3,477,514 North Carolina .: 955.0 25.70 7.12 245,435 North Dakota ...: 318.0 23.60 6.24 75,048 Ohio ...........: 5,403.0 24.60 6.49 1,329,138 Oklahoma .......: 690.0 25.90 7.17 178,710 Oregon .........: 2,533.0 25.70 6.62 650,981 Pennsylvania ...: 10,617.0 25.70 6.87 2,728,569 Rhode Island ...: 16.9 26.40 6.55 4,462 South Carolina .: 259.0 27.30 7.15 70,707 : South Dakota ...: 2,103.0 24.70 6.27 519,441 Tennessee ......: 745.0 25.80 7.15 192,210 Texas ..........: 10,282.0 24.60 6.42 2,529,372 Utah ...........: 2,169.0 23.70 6.37 514,053 Vermont ........: 2,651.0 25.50 6.71 676,005 Virginia .......: 1,772.0 27.00 7.38 478,440 Washington .....: 6,567.0 24.70 6.37 1,622,049 West Virginia ..: 138.0 24.40 6.59 33,672 Wisconsin ......: 27,531.0 24.50 6.48 6,745,095 Wyoming ........: 128.0 23.40 6.14 29,952 : United States ..: 205,085.0 24.07 6.44 49,349,226 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings. Value of Milk Production - States and United States: 2014 [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 83 30,107 30,302 Alaska ........: 0.1 22 745 767 Arizona .......: 1.0 232 1,087,384 1,090,168 Arkansas ......: 0.3 77 24,047 24,480 California ....: 5.0 1,106 9,359,193 9,364,944 Colorado ......: 1.0 240 857,280 862,320 Connecticut ...: 0.5 131 99,311 99,963 Delaware ......: 0.1 24 23,088 23,305 Florida .......: 1.0 282 705,564 706,974 Georgia .......: 1.0 264 442,728 444,576 : Hawaii ........: 0.1 35 10,549 10,585 Idaho .........: 1.0 231 3,197,733 3,204,663 Illinois ......: 2.0 494 454,480 456,950 Indiana .......: 4.0 972 940,167 945,756 Iowa ..........: 1.0 246 1,139,718 1,142,916 Kansas ........: 1.0 240 744,000 746,640 Kentucky ......: 1.0 258 256,452 258,516 Louisiana .....: 1.0 262 52,662 53,448 Maine .........: 1.0 268 159,996 160,800 Maryland ......: 1.0 248 243,288 244,776 : Massachusetts .: 0.5 131 60,422 60,813 Michigan ......: 2.0 482 2,309,985 2,315,769 Minnesota .....: 5.0 1,240 2,238,696 2,263,496 Mississippi ...: 1.0 268 50,116 50,384 Missouri ......: 4.0 984 336,036 340,218 Montana .......: 2.0 440 65,560 66,220 Nebraska ......: 1.0 250 297,250 298,750 Nevada ........: 1.0 248 169,880 171,120 New Hampshire .: 0.5 130 72,650 73,038 New Jersey ....: 0.5 125 31,250 31,623 : New Mexico ....: 3.0 669 1,798,718 1,807,415 New York ......: 2.0 508 3,478,022 3,488,182 North Carolina : 1.0 257 245,692 246,977 North Dakota ..: 0.5 118 75,166 76,464 Ohio ..........: 4.0 984 1,330,122 1,334,550 Oklahoma ......: 1.0 259 178,969 180,523 Oregon ........: 1.0 257 651,238 656,635 Pennsylvania ..: 12.0 3,084 2,731,653 2,745,531 Rhode Island ..: - - 4,462 4,514 South Carolina : 1.0 273 70,980 71,526 : South Dakota ..: 1.0 247 519,688 520,923 Tennessee .....: 1.0 258 192,468 193,500 Texas .........: 1.0 246 2,529,618 2,536,260 Utah ..........: 1.0 237 514,290 517,134 Vermont .......: 2.0 510 676,515 679,830 Virginia ......: 2.0 540 478,980 480,600 Washington ....: 1.0 247 1,622,296 1,626,248 West Virginia .: 1.0 244 33,916 34,160 Wisconsin .....: 16.0 3,920 6,749,015 6,809,775 Wyoming .......: 0.2 47 29,999 30,303 : United States .: 93.0 22,918 49,372,144 49,585,330 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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