NOTE: The colored bar represents cumulative year-to-date milk production. When it does not surpass the dotted line at the center of the box, it indicates state production is below the previous year’s total. When it does surpass the dotted line, it indicates production is above the previous year’s total.

MARKET WATCHMARKET WATCH U.S. Herd size remains at 9,160,000MILK

Texas425 NC

1,720 +4.9%731 +8.8%

1,528 108.2%

Utah86 -1

1,590 -3.0%137 -0.7%

288 100.7%

Vermont135 NC

1,465 +1.7%198 +2.6%

415 102.5%

Virginia95 NC

1,430 +2.1%136 +2.3%

283 101.4%

Washington252 NC

1,820 -0.3%459 +2.2%

957 102.2%

Wisconsin1,266 +11,585 NC2,007 +0.5%

4,202 100.9%

Arizona185 NC

1,915 -1.3%354 +7.3%

727 107.7%

California1,752 NC1,805 +2.8%3,162 +2.4%

6,552 101.4%

Colorado123 NC

1,795 -0.3%221 +5.7%

464 107.2%

Florida118 +2

1,715 +7.5%202 +12.2%

408 113.0%

Idaho573 NC

1,690 NC968 +3.4%

2,034 103.7%

Illinois98 NC

1,530 NC150 -3.2%

313 98.4%

Indiana171 -1

1,575 +1.0%269 +1.9%

562 102.6%

Iowa208 -2

1,630 +3.5%339 +1.2%

712 100.8%

Kansas123 NC

1,630 +0.6%200 +6.4%

420 106.1%

Michigan362 NC

1,780 +0.8%644 +2.7%

1,348 103.5%

Minnesota471 +1

1,495 -1.0%704 -0.8%

1,470 99.1%

Missouri95 NC

1,140 +3.6%108 -2.7%

226 96.2%New Mexico

324 +11,890 +1.1%612 +2.9%

1,292 104.5%

U.S. Total9,160 NC1,644 +1.3%15,055 +2.0%

16,360 102.1%

New York610 NC

1,620 +3.8%988 +3.8%

2,071 104.1%

Ohio270 NC

1,500 +0.7%405 NC

842 100.6%

Oregon119 -1

1,570 +0.3%187 +3.9%

389 104.3%

Pennsylvania543 NC

1,510 -0.7%820 -0.2%

1,711 100.4%

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Of the 23 milk production reporting states, 19 had higher milk production than a year ago in February. � e four states with less milk production were Illinois, Missouri, Utah and Pennsylvania.

Florida led all states with relative increases in milk production, with February’s production 12.2 percent higher than a year ago. All Western states continue with increases in milk production, with production up in February 8.8 percent in Texas, 7.3 percent in Arizona, 5.7 percent in Colorado and 3.4 percent in Idaho.

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Florida118 +2

1,715 +7.5%202 +12.2%

408 113.0%

Legend

Number of cows(in thousands)

Milk per cow(month)

(lbs.)Total milk

production (month)

(in millions of lbs.)

Year-to-date milkproduction (total)(in millions of lbs.)

Percentage of year-to-date production versus previous year-to-date

Monthly change(in thousands)

Annual percentchange

Annual percentchange

95% 100% 105%

Mar2010

Jan2011

FebApr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

2009

2010

9,000

9,050

9,100

9,150

9,200

9,250

9,300

Feb. 2011: 9,160 High: 9,283 Low: 9,082

Milk cows (in thousands)

Mar2010

Jan2011

FebApr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

20092010

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,800

1,850 Feb. 2011: 1,761 High: 1,809 Low: 1,640Milk per cow (in pounds, 30-day equivalent )

Mar2010

Jan2011

FebApr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

2009

2010

14,500

15,000

15,500

16,000

16,500

17,000 Feb. 2011: 16,130High: 16,490 Low: 14,923Milk production (in pounds, 30-day equivalent)

U.S. HERD STATS

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