November Milk Production up 3.1 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during November totaled 17.2 billion pounds, up 3.1 percent from November 2019. October revised production, at 17.7 billion pounds, was up 2.5 percent from October 2019. The October revision represented a decrease of 7 million pounds or less than 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,935 pounds for November, 41 pounds above November 2019.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.90 million head, 82,000 head more than November 2019, and 13,000 head more than October 2020.
November Milk Production in the United States up 3.0 Percent
Milk production in the United States during November totaled 18.0 billion pounds, up 3.0 percent from November 2019.
Production per cow in the United States averaged 1,916 pounds for November, 43 pounds above November 2019.
The number of milk cows on farms the United States was 9.41 million head, 62,000 head more than November 2019, and 12,000 head more than October 2020.