Thursday, August 21, 2025

July Milk Production in the United States up 3.4 Percent

July Milk Production up 3.5 Percent        

Milk production in the 24 major States during July totaled 18.8 billion pounds, up 3.5 percent from July 2024. June revised production, at 18.5 billion pounds, was up 3.4 percent from June 2024. The June revision represented an increase of 5 million pounds or less than 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.  Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,081 pounds for July, 36 pounds above July 2024.   The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 9.04 million head, 154,000 head more than July 2024, and 8,000 head more than June 2025.   

July Milk Production in the United States up 3.4 Percent  

Milk production in the United States during July totaled 19.6 billion pounds, up 3.4 percent from July 2024.  Production per cow in the United States averaged 2,063 pounds for July, 34 pounds above July 2024.  The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.49 million head, 159,000 head more than July 2024, and 10,000 head more than June 2025. 





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