Milk Production Outlook

USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski has increased its forecast for 2025 and 2026 U.S. milk production. Both cow numbers and the amount of milk per cow were raised. “Those changes translate into about a 900 million pound increase in production for 2025 and a 1.3 billion pound increase in milk production for 2026,” said Jekanowski. “Year over year, 2026 milk production would be up about 1.2 billion pounds at 230.4 billion pounds next year. Feed costs are also anticipated to support a higher output per cow.”