September Milk Production up 2.7 Percent
Milk production in the 24 major States during September totaled 18.7 billion pounds, up 2.7 percent from September 2025. August revised production, at 19.3 billion pounds, was up 2.5 percent from August 2025. The August revision represented an increase of 132 million pounds or 0.7 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,012 pounds for September, 18 pounds above September 2025. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 9.30 million head, 162,000 head more than September 2025, and 24,000 head more than August 2026.
July-September Milk Production up 2.3 Percent
Milk production in the United States during the July - September quarter totaled 59.5 billion pounds, up 2.3 percent from the July - September quarter last year. The average number of milk cows in the United States during the quarter was 9.72 million head, 39,000 head more than the April - June quarter, and 172,000 head more than the same period last year.
