January Milk Production up 3.4 percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during January totaled 19.1 billion pounds, up 3.4 percent from January 2025. December revised production, at 18.8 billion pounds, was up 4.4 percent from December 2024. The December revision represented a decrease of 36 million pounds or 0.2 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,082 pounds for January, 24 pounds above January 2025. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 9.15 million head, up 200,000 head from January 2025, and up 15,000 head from December 2025.
2025 Annual Milk Production up 2.6 percent from 2024
The annual production of milk for the United States during 2025 was 232 billion pounds, up 2.6 percent from 2024. Revisions to 2024 production increased the annual total 21 million pounds. Revised 2025 production was up 176 million pounds from last month's publication. Annual total milk production has increased 9.0 percent from 2016. Production per cow in the United States averaged 24,390 pounds for 2025, 218 pounds above 2024. The average annual rate of milk production per cow has increased 7.2 percent from 2016. The average number of milk cows on farms in the United States during 2025 was 9.50 million head, up 153,000 head from 2024. The average number of milk cows was revised up 8,000 head for 2025. The average annual number of milk cows has increased 1.8 percent from 2016.
