Milk production in Wisconsin during June totaled 2.73 billion pounds, up 1% from the previous June, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Milk Production report.
The average number of milk cows during June, at 1.27 million head, was unchanged from last month but up 3,000 from June 2023. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,145 pounds, up 15 pounds from last June.
Milk production in the 24 major states during June totaled 18 billion pounds, down 0.8% from June 2023.
May revised production, at 18.8 billion pounds, was down 0.8% from May 2023. The May revision represented a decrease of 30 million pounds or 0.2% from last month’s preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major states averaged 2,025 pounds for June, eight pounds below June 2023.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major states was 8.89 million head, 37,000 head less than June 2023 but 2,000 head more than May 2024.
Milk production in the United States during the April-June quarter totaled 57.5 billion pounds, down 0.8% from the April-June quarter last year.
The average number of milk cows in the United States during the quarter was 9.33 million head, 3,000 head less than the January-March quarter, and 76,000 head less than the same period last year.
The complete report can be found on the USDA NASS website at www.nass.usda.gov/Publications.
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