February Milk Production in the United States up 1.8 Percent
Milk production in the United States during February totaled 17.0 billion pounds, up 1.8 percent from February 2017.
Production per cow in the United States averaged 1,807 pounds for February, 24 pounds above February 2017.
The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.41 million head, 45,000 head more than February 2017, and 1,000 head more than January 2018.
23 Major Dairy States Add More Cows
Milk production in the 23 major dairy states during February totaled 15.9 billion pounds, up 1.8 percent from February 2017. January revised production, at 17.3 billion pounds, was up 1.8 percent from January 2017. The January revision represented an increase of 9 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 23 major States averaged 1,822 pounds for February, 23 pounds above February 2017.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 23 major States was 8.75 million head, 49,000 head more than February 2017, and 1,000 head more than January 2018.
