September Milk Production up 4.2 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during September totaled 18.3 billion pounds, up 4.2 percent from September 2024. August revised production, at 18.8 billion pounds, was up 3.6 percent from August 2024. The August revision represented an increase of 44 million pounds or 0.2 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,999 pounds for September, 30 pounds above September 2024. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 9.15 million head, 235,000 head more than September 2024, and 38,000 head more than August 2025.
July-September Milk Production up 3.8 Percent
Milk production in the United States during the July - September quarter totaled 58.2 billion pounds, up 3.8 percent from the July - September quarter last year.
The average number of milk cows in the United States during the quarter was 9.54 million head, 82,000 head more than the April - June quarter, and 199,000 head more than the same period last year.
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