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.