
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, May 15, 1990                   TAG: 9005150212
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

MILK PRODUCTION DOWN, SALES UP, REPORT SAYS

Milk production dropped last year, but higher prices boosted sales receipts of dairy farmers to a record level, according to an Agriculture Department report.

Overall, milk output in 1989 declined 1 percent to about 144.3 billion pounds from a record of 145.2 billion pounds in 1988, the report said. But cash receipts from milk sales rose 10 percent to $19.4 billion, eclipsing the old record of $18.5 billion set in 1983.

- Associated Press

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