DAIRY HIGHLIGHTS 



MILK PRODUCTION 



Milk production in Massachusetts during 1980 totaled 565 million pounds, slightly lower than the previous 

 year's production of 566 million pounds. Production per cow at 12,283 pounds continued an upward trend 

 that started in 1974 and has set new records each of the last two years. 



MILK DISPOSITION AND BLEND PRICE 



Dairymen in Massachusetts marketed a total- of 556 million pounds of milk during 1980, equaling the 1979 

 total. Of the total amount marketed, 14.4 million quarts were retailed directly to consumers by farmers. 

 Milk used on farms totaled 9.0 million pounds, of which 4.0 million pounds were for food and drink, 

 unchanged from 1979 and 5.0 million pounds were fed to calves, 1 million pounds below the 1979 level. 



The annual wholesale milk blend price averaged $13.70 per hundredweight for 1980, 90^ higher than in 1979. 

 The blend price during the year had a low of $12.80 per hundredweight in June and a high of $14.80 in 

 November. The total value of milk produced in 1980 was $80.6 million, up $5.4 million from the 1979 total. 



MANUFACTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS 



A total of 5.1 million pounds of cheese was produced in Massachusetts during 1980, down 18 percent from 

 the 1979 production of 6.3 million pounds. Ice cream production totaled 44 million gallons, almost 4 

 percent more than the 1979 production. There was 9.8 million gallons produced in 1980, down 6 percent 

 from the previous year. Milk sherbet production totaled 2 million gallons, 163,000 gallons more than 

 in 1979. 



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