July Milk Production up 2.1 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during July totaled 18.3 billion pounds, up 2.1 percent from July 2020. June revised production, at 18.1 billion pounds, was up 3.2 percent from June 2020. The June revision represented a decrease of 1 million pounds or less than 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,035 pounds for July, 11 pounds above July 2020. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.99 million head, 136,000 head more than July 2020, but 3,000 head less than June 2021.
July Milk Production in the United States up 2.0 Percent
Milk production in the United States during July totaled 19.1 billion pounds, up 2.0 percent from July 2020. Production per cow in the United States averaged 2,015 pounds for July, 14 pounds above July 2020. The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.50 million head, 128,000 head more than July 2020, but 3,000 head less than June 2021.
