Articles tagged under: milk production
Milk Production Increases
Published October 22, 2020
Milk production in the 24 major milk producing states was at 17.2 billion pounds in September, an increase of 2.4 percent from one year ago. USDA also revised August production upward by nearly two percent from one year ago to…Milk Production Continues to Rise
Published September 18, 2020
U.S. milk production totaled 17.8 billion pounds in August, up nearly two percent from the previous year. In Minnesota, the size of the dairy herd declined by 5,000 head, but milk output increased two percent. South Dakota added 13,000 dairy…Small Increase Seen in Milk Production
Published May 21, 2020
Milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled nearly 18 billion pounds in April, up 1.6 percent from April 2019. Minnesota's milk output was up 0.4 percent. South Dakota rose 6.6 percent. Wisconsin milk production was unchanged from one…Milk Production Edges Higher
Published February 21, 2020
January milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled nearly 18 billion pounds, up 1.2 percent from one year ago. In Minnesota, the size of the dairy herd declined by 5,000 head, but milk production was unchanged. South Dakota…A Small Bump in U.S. Milk Output
Published January 27, 2020
Milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled 17.4 billion pounds in December, up 0.9 percent from last year. In Minnesota, the size of the dairy herd declined 5,000 head and milk production is down 0.1 percent. South Dakota’s…Milk Production Moves Higher
Published November 20, 2019
In the 24 major dairy production states, milk production went up nearly two percent in October. Dairy cow numbers are down from one year ago, but production on a per-cow basis is higher. In Minnesota, milk production increased 1.8 percent.…Fractional Milk Production Increase Supportive of Prices
Published July 29, 2019
U.S. milk production is in a small growth pattern. According to USDA, in the major 24 states, June milk production totaled more than 17 billion pounds, up just a fraction of one percent from last year. That fractional increase is…Minimal Change in Milk Output
Published June 19, 2019
There was little change in U.S. milk production over the past year. For the 24 major dairy states, May milk production is down a fraction of one percent from last year. Minnesota milk production declined 0.2 percent, impacted by a…Milk Output Increases Slightly
Published May 21, 2019
In the 23 major dairy states, April milk production edged up a fraction of one percent. Milk production increased nearly two percent in South Dakota, helped by the addition of 4,000 cows to the state’s dairy herd in the past…