May Milk Production up 2.4 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during May totaled 19.8 billion pounds, up 2.4 percent from May 2025. April revised production, at 19.2 billion pounds, was up 2.8 percent from April 2025. The April 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 2,143 pounds for May, 9 pounds above May 2025. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 9.23 million head, 182,000 head more than May 2025, and 7,000 head more than April 2026.
May Milk Production in the United States up 2.3 Percent
Milk production in the United States during May totaled 20.6 billion pounds, up 2.3 percent from May 2025. Production per cow in the United States averaged 2,128 pounds for May, 8 pounds above May 2025. The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.67 million head, 184,000 head more than May 2025, and 10,000 head more than April 2026.
