date:May 22, 2013
Milk production in the 23 major dairy states was fractionally higher in April 2013 compared to the same month a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its May 20 Milk Production report.
Total April production was 16.1 billion lbs, up 0.3% from the same month a year ago, the U.S.D.A. said. For the January-March quarter of 2013, a total of 50,495 million lbs was produced, down 1.1% from the same quarter of 2012, the U.S.D.A. said.
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