October Milk Production up 2.5 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during October totaled 17.7 billion pounds, up 2.5 percent from October 2019. September revised production, at 17.2 billion pounds, was up 2.4 percent from September 2019. The September revision represented a decrease of 5 million pounds or less than 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,997 pounds for October, 35 pounds above October 2019.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.88 million head, 62,000 head more than October 2019, and 17,000 head more than September 2020.
October Milk Production in the United States up 2.3 Percent
Milk production in the United States during October totaled 18.6 billion pounds, up 2.3 percent from October 2019.
Production per cow in the United States averaged 1,977 pounds for October, 37 pounds above October 2019.
The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.39 million head, 43,000 head more than October 2019, and 14,000 head more than September 2020.
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