Milk production in the 24 major States during April totaled 18.6 billion pounds, up 1.6 percent from April 2024. March revised production, at 19.1 billion pounds, was up 1.1 percent from March 2024. The March revision represented an increase of 26 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,071 pounds for April, 12 pounds above April 2024.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.98 million head, 93,000 head more than April 2024, and 7,000 head more than March 2025.
The next update is June 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.
