September Milk Production up 0.2 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during September totaled 17.5 billion pounds, up 0.2 percent from September 2023. August revised production, at 18.2 billion pounds, was up 0.5 percent from August 2023. The August revision
represented an increase of 85 million pounds or 0.5 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,966 pounds for September, 8 pounds above September 2023.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.89 million head, 20,000 head less than September 2023, but unchanged from August 2024.
July-September Milk Production up slightly
Milk production in the United States during the July - September quarter totaled 56.0 billion pounds, up slightly from the July - September quarter last year.
The average number of milk cows in the United States during the quarter was 9.33 million head, 3,000 head less than the April - June quarter, and 41,000 head less than the same period last year.
