FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY

QUALITY CONTROL IN FOOD PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The USDA reports the state with the largest number of milk cows in 2017 (1, 749, 000) as ____
A
Wisconsin
B
New York
C
Pennsylvania
D
Virginia
E
California
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 2017, U.S. farmers had 9.5 million milk cows and sales of milk from cows totaling $36.7 billion, accounting for 9.5 percent of total U.S. agriculture sales. California and Wisconsin accounted for about a third of U.S. sales.

Detailed explanation-2: -The total number of milk cows on farms in the United States shows that California holds a significant share of the total number of milk cows in the country. Unsurprisingly, California is also the leading milk producing state in the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -Uttar Pradesh is the highest milk-producing state in India. Uttar Pradesh contributes around 18% of the total milk produced in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Milk production during March totaled 3.73 billion pounds, up 1.5 percent from March 2020 and up 12.1 percent February 2021. The number of milk cows on farms in California was 1.72 million head, down 2, 000 from March 2020 and unchanged from February 2021.

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