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Ag stats: September 2021 mountain region milk production highlights

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Arizona dairy herds produced 1.11 billion pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, down 1.3 percent from the previous year. 

Colorado dairy herds produced 1.33 billion pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, up 0.9 percent from the previous year. 

Montana dairy herds produced 61.0 million pounds of milk during the July – September quarter, down 4.7 from the previous year. 

New Mexico dairy herds produced 1.83 billion pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, down 8.0 percent from the previous year. 

Utah dairy herds produced 574.0 million pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, up 3.1 percent from the previous year. 

Wyoming dairy herds produced 56.4 million pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, up 11.7 percent from the previous year.

UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS 

Milk production in the United States during the July - September quarter totaled 55.9 billion pounds, up 0.9 percent from the July - September quarter last year.

 Mountain Region Quarterly Milk Production by State and United States: July - September 2021 

 State 

Quarterly Milk Production 

 
 

2020 

2021 1 

Change from 2020

 

million pounds 

million pounds 

Percent 

Arizona 

1,126.0 

1,111.0 

-1.3 

Colorado 

1,313.0 

1,325.0 

0.9 

Montana 

64.0 

61.0 

-4.7 

New Mexico 

1,989.0 

1,829.0 

-8.0 

Utah 

557.0 

574.0 

3.1 

Wyoming 

50.5 

56.4 

11.7 

United States 

55,419.0 

55,917.0 

0.9 

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