August Milk Production up 0.1 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during August totaled 18.1 billion pounds, up 0.1 percent from August 2023. July revised production, at 18.2 billion pounds, was down 0.3 percent from July 2023. The July 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 2,036 pounds for August, 8 pounds above August 2023.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.88 million head, 28,000 head less than August 2023, but unchanged from July 2024.
August Milk Production in the United States down 0.1 Percent
Milk production in the United States during August totaled 18.8 billion pounds, down 0.1 percent from August 2023.
Production per cow in the United States averaged 2,018 pounds for August, 8 pounds above August 2023.
The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.33 million head, 40,000 head less than August 2023, but unchanged from July 2024.