February Milk Production up 2.4 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during February totaled 17.4 billion pounds, up 2.4 percent from February 2023. However, adjusting production for the additional day due to leap year causes February milk production to be down 1.1 percent on a per day basis. January revised production, at 18.3 billion pounds, was down 1.0 percent from January 2023. The January revision represented a decrease of 6 million pounds or less than 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,955 pounds for February, 58 pounds above February 2023. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.88 million head, 61,000 head less than February 2023, but 8,000 head more than January 2024.
February Milk Production in the United States up 2.2 Percent
Milk production in the United States during February totaled 18.1 billion pounds, up 2.2 percent from February 2023. Production per cow in the United States averaged 1,941 pounds for February, 60 pounds above February 2023. The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.33 million head, 89,000 head less than February 2023, but 10,000 head more than January 2024.
