August Milk Production up 1.7 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during August totaled 18.2 billion pounds, up 1.7 percent from August 2021. July revised production, at 18.4 billion pounds, was up 0.6 percent from July 2021.
The July revision represented an increase of 53 million pounds or 0.3 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,041 pounds for August, 37 pounds above August 2021.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.93 million head, 11,000 head less than August 2021, but 8,000 head more than July 2022.
August Milk Production in the United States up 1.6 Percent
Milk production in the United States during August totaled 19.0 billion pounds, up 1.6 percent from August 2021.
Production per cow in the United States averaged 2,018 pounds for August, 34 pounds above August 2021.
The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.43 million head, 11,000 head less than August 2021, but 8,000 head more than July 2022.
