December milk production
up 2.7 percent in top 23 states
 Source: USDA Dairy Market News

 Milk production in 23 major states
Arizona

+3.6
Indiana

+6.3
New Mexico

+2.0
Utah

+4.6
California

+3.8

 Iowa

+2.5

 New York

+0.2

 Vermont

-0.5
Colorado

+4.9

 Kansas

-0.5

 Ohio

+0.9

 Virginia

+2.8
Florida

+1.6

 Michigan

+4.2

 Oregon

+1.0

 Washington

+4.7
Idaho

+3.4

 Minnesota

+0.8

 Pennsylvania

-0.2

 Wisconsin

+2.6
Illinois

+3.7

 Missouri -1.7 Texas

+4.1

    

U.S. top 23 states....
 Production per cow was up 27 pounds from December 2010
Milk cows were up 99,000 head from December 2010
Milk cows were up 12,000 head from November 2011