More cows, more milk in Washington
Washington Ag Today July 22, 2011 A USDA report this week said milk production in Washington increased 6.3 percent last month over June of 2010. There were 12 thousand more dairy cows in the state this June compared to last year and output per cow was also up. Preliminary numbers show that for the second quarter of the year production was up 5.1 percent in the state. In its recent supply and demand report the USDA raised its forecast for U.S. milk production this year and in 2012. Department Outlook Board Chairman Jerry Bange says they also increased the forecast for milk prices. Bange: “We’ve got the Class III price for 2011 at $18.15 per hundredweight. The Class IV at $19.35. That is up 15 cents from the previous forecast. And we have an all milk price forecast that is now above $20 for 2011 at $20.15, up 30 cents from the previous forecast.” The Class price forecasts for 2012 were unchanged as was the all milk price at $17.75 to $18.75 a hundredweight. Northwest Farm Credit Services recently reported that it estimates a Washington milk producer’s current break even price is 16 to 17-dollars a hundredweight. The National Association of Conservation Districts has named the Executive Director of the Washington Association of Conservation Districts as its new Chief of Executive Officer. John Larson, who was worked with conservation districts fore more than 15 years, will start his new post in Washington D.C. with the NACD August 8th. ? I’m Bob Hoff and that’s Washington Ag Today on Northwest Aginfo Net.
