Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,753 pounds for February, 21 pounds above February 2013.
For the largest milk-producing states, milk production growth was strongest in California (5.3%) and Idaho (2.6%), while milk production contracted in Wisconsin (-2.0%) and New York (0.2%) had little change.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.51 million head, 13,000 head more than February 2013, but 1,000 head less than January 2014.
Source: USDA
