Milk production in the 24 major States during June totaled 17.5 billion pounds, up 0.2 percent from September 2023. August revised production, at 18.2 billion pounds, was up 0.5 percent from August 2023. The August revision represented a decrease of 85 million pounds or 0.5 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,966 pounds for September, 8 pounds above September 2023.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 9.33 million head, 3,000 head less than April-June quarter 2023, and 41,000 head less than the same period last year.
The next update is November 2024.
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.
