August Milk Production up 1.1 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during August totaled 18.0 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent from August 2020. July revised production, at 18.3 billion pounds, was up 2.0 percent from July 2020. The July revision represented a decrease of 18 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,007 pounds for August, 3 pounds below August 2020.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.97 million head, 112,000 head more than August 2020, but 20,000 head less than July 2021.
August Milk Production in the United States up 1.1 Percent
Milk production in the United States during August totaled 18.8 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent from August 2020.
Production per cow in the United States averaged 1,987 pounds for August, 1 pound below August 2020.
The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.48 million head, 106,000 head more than August 2020, but 19,000 head less than July 2021.
