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, 33 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.
The next update is September 2025.
Milk production data for 24 selected states from USDA is released around the 18th of the month following the month for which the information applies. At the same time the current production figures are released, updated data for the previous month's milk production is released. This graph reflects the updated information.
The 24 states for which the USDA reports milk production are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
