Louisiana Milk Production Up 3 Percent from Previous Quarter

Louisiana milk production during the October – December 2018 quarter was 32.0 million pounds, down 14 percent from the same period in 2017 but up 3 percent from the July - September quarter. The average number of milk cows on farms during the quarter was 11,000 head, 1,000 head less than the same period last year but unchanged from the previous quarter.