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US milk production continues to increase with 2% rise in April
Every 1% of annual milk production increase in the US represents 1m tonnes of milk.
US milk production was 2% higher than April 2016, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The increase can be attributed to a surge in cow numbers, with dairy cows up by 69,000 from last year and also 8,000 higher than March 2017.
Texas had the biggest gain – it was up by 12.8%, with New Mexico up by 7.5% and Colorado up 7.2%.
Cow number were 45,000 higher in Texas than they were in April 2016, which was nearly a 10% increase, while numbers in New Mexico increased by 5.5% or 17,000.