OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2018 QUARTERLY MILK PRODUCTION MOUNTAIN REGION HIGHLIGHTS

Arizona dairy herds produced 1.21 billion pounds of milk during the October – December quarter, down 1.0 percent from the previous year.

Colorado dairy herds produced 1.15 billion pounds of milk during the October – December quarter, up 6.9 percent from the previous year.

Montana dairy herds produced 65.0 million pounds of milk during the October – December quarter, down 8.5 percent from the previous year.

New Mexico dairy herds produced 1.97 billion pounds of milk during the October – December quarter, down 1.8 percent from the previous year.

Utah dairy herds produced 573.0 million pounds of milk during the October – December quarter, up 2.9 percent from the previous year.

Wyoming dairy herds produced 35.8 million pounds of milk during the October – December quarter, up 5.6 percent from the previous year.

UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS

Milk production in the United States during the October – December quarter totaled 53.3 billion pounds, up 0.5 percent from the October – December quarter last year.

For complete results of the Milk Production report go to www.nass.usda.gov.