Milk production in the 24 major States during February totaled 17.0 billion pounds, down 2.6 percent from February 2024. January revised production, at 18.4 billion pounds, was up 0.6 percent from January 2024. The January revision represented an increase of 72 million pounds or 0.4 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,895 pounds for February, 66 pounds below February 2024.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.96 million head, 75,000 head more than February 2024, and 13,000 head more than January 2025.
The next update is April 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.
