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Ag stats: 4th quarter 2021 milk production highlights – USDA mountain states region

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Arizona dairy herds produced 1.17 billion pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, down 3.0 percent from the previous year. 

Colorado dairy herds produced 1.30 billion pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, down 0.2 percent from the previous year. 

Montana dairy herds produced 59.0 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, down 4.8 percent from the previous year. 

New Mexico dairy herds produced 1.78 billion pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, down 13.5 percent from the previous year. 

Utah dairy herds produced 539.0 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, down 1.6 percent from the previous year. 

Wyoming dairy herds produced 56.2 million pounds of milk during the October - December quarter, up 8.5 percent from the previous year. 

UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS 

Milk production in the United States during the October - December quarter totaled 55.5 billion pounds, down 0.1 percent from the October - December quarter last year.