Milk Production 02/20/2020 - USDA

Milk Production

ISSN: 1949-1557

Released February 20, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

January Milk Production up 1.2 Percent

Milk production in the 24 major States during January totaled 17.9 billion pounds, up 1.2 percent from January 2019. December revised production, at 17.5 billion pounds, was up 1.3 percent from December 2018. The December revision represented an increase of 82 million pounds or 0.5 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.

Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,031 pounds for January, 21 pounds above January 2019.

The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.82 million head, 16,000 head more than January 2019, and 5,000 head more than December 2019.

2019 Annual Milk Production up 0.4 Percent from 2018

The annual production of milk for the United States during 2019 was 218 billion pounds, 0.4 percent above 2018. Revisions to 2018 production decreased the annual total 7 million pounds. Revised 2019 production was up 60 million pounds from last month's publication. Annual total milk production has increased 13.0 percent from 2010.

Production per cow in the United States averaged 23,391 pounds for 2019, 241 pounds above 2018. The average annual rate of milk production per cow has increased 10.6 percent from 2010.

The average number of milk cows on farms in the United States during 2019 was 9.34 million head, down 0.7 percent from 2018. The average number of milk cows was revised up 4,000 head for 2019. The average annual number of milk cows has increased 2.3 percent from 2010.

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Contents Milk Cows and Production by Quarter ? United States: 2019-2020....................................................................................... 4 Milk Cows and Production by Month ? 24 Selected States: 2019-2020 ................................................................................ 4 Estimated Milk Cows and Production by Month ? United States: 2019-2020 ....................................................................... 4 Milk Cows and Production ? 24 Selected States: January 2019 and 2020 ............................................................................. 5 Monthly Milk Production ? 24 Selected States....................................................................................................................... 5 Milk Cows and Production ? 24 Selected States: December 2018 and 2019 ......................................................................... 6 Monthly Milk Cows ? 24 Selected States ............................................................................................................................... 6 Milk Cows and Production ? United States: 2010-2019......................................................................................................... 7 Milk Production ? United States: 2010-2019 ......................................................................................................................... 7 Milk Cows and Production ? States and United States: 2018 and 2019 ................................................................................. 8 Milk Cows ? United States: 2010-2019 .................................................................................................................................. 9 Production per Cow ? United States: 2010-2019.................................................................................................................... 9 Milk Cows by Month ? 24 Selected States, 24 State Total, and United States: 2018........................................................... 10 Milk Cows by Month ? 24 Selected States, 24 State Total, and United States: 2019........................................................... 11 Milk Produced per Cow by Month ? 24 Selected States, 24 State Total, and United States: 2018 ...................................... 12 Milk Produced per Cow by Month ? 24 Selected States, 24 State Total, and United States: 2019 ...................................... 13 Milk Production by Month ? 24 Selected States, 24 State Total, and United States: 2018 .................................................. 14 Milk Production by Month ? 24 Selected States, 24 State Total, and United States: 2019 .................................................. 15 Milk Cows and Production by Quarter ? States and United States: 2018............................................................................. 16 Milk Cows and Production by Quarter ? States and United States: 2019............................................................................. 17 Licensed Dairy Herds ? States and United States: 2018 and 2019 ....................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................ 19 Reliability of Monthly Milk Production Estimates ............................................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 20

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Milk Cows and Production by Quarter ? United States: 2019-2020

[May not add due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Milk cows 1

Milk per cow 2

Quarter

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Milk production 2 2020

(1,000 head)

January-March ................... April-June .......................... July-September .................. October-December ............

9,346 9,331 9,322 9,345

(1,000 head)

Annual ...............................

9,336

1 Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2 Excludes milk sucked by calves.

(pounds)

5,823 5,971 5,818 5,779

23,391

(pounds)

(million pounds) (million pounds)

54,423 55,716 54,237 54,006

218,382

Change from 2019

(percent)

Milk Cows and Production by Month ? 24 Selected States: 2019-2020

[May not add due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Milk cows 1

Milk per cow 2

Month

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Milk production 2 2020

January .............. February ............ March ................. April ................... May .................... June ................... July .................... August ............... September ......... October .............. November .......... December ..........

(1,000 head)

8,805 8,803 8,789 8,788 8,790 8,784 8,785 8,789 8,805 8,819 8,817 8,816

(1,000 head) 8,821

Annual ...............

8,799

1 Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2 Excludes milk sucked by calves.

(pounds)

2,010 1,833 2,038 1,996 2,063 1,974 1,997 1,984 1,908 1,962 1,894 1,987

23,646

(pounds) 2,031

(million pounds)

17,699 16,132 17,916 17,544 18,137 17,342 17,542 17,439 16,796 17,299 16,699 17,517

(million pounds) 17,918

208,062

Change from 2019

(percent)

1.2

Estimated Milk Cows and Production by Month ? United States: 2019-2020

[May not add due to rounding. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Milk cows 1

Milk per cow 2

Month

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Milk production 2 2020

January .............. February ............ March ................. April ................... May .................... June ................... July .................... August ............... September ......... October .............. November .......... December ..........

(1,000 head)

9,354 9,352 9,333 9,332 9,333 9,327 9,315 9,318 9,333 9,347 9,345 9,343

(1,000 head) 9,348

Annual ...............

9,336

1 Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2 Excludes milk sucked by calves.

(pounds)

1,990 1,814 2,019 1,975 2,042 1,954 1,973 1,960 1,885 1,940 1,873 1,966

23,391

(pounds) 2,010

(million pounds)

18,612 16,966 18,845 18,433 19,058 18,225 18,375 18,267 17,595 18,135 17,506 18,365

(million pounds) 18,785

218,382

Change from 2019

(percent)

0.9

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Milk Cows and Production ? 24 Selected States: January 2019 and 2020

[May not add due to rounding]

Milk cows 1

Milk per cow 2

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

Milk production 2 2020

Arizona .................. California ............... Colorado ................ Florida ................... Georgia ................. Idaho ..................... Illinois .................... Indiana .................. Iowa ....................... Kansas ..................

(1,000 head)

204 1,728

180 116

82 617

85 181 220 162

(1,000 head)

193 1,724

189 116

82 640

82 176 215 168

Michigan ................

424

427

Minnesota ..............

450

445

New Mexico ...........

324

333

New York ...............

627

625

Ohio .......................

253

253

Oregon ..................

126

127

Pennsylvania .........

500

480

South Dakota .........

124

128

Texas ....................

548

580

Utah .......................

100

96

Vermont ................. Virginia .................. Washington ........... Wisconsin ..............

126 78

280 1,270

124 76

282 1,260

24-State Total ........

8,805

8,821

- Represents zero. 1 Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2 Excludes milk sucked by calves.

(pounds)

2,095 2,030 2,210 1,810 1,940 2,080 1,825 1,950 2,085 1,975

2,260 1,885 2,130 2,015 1,805 1,760 1,745 1,925 2,065 1,935

1,825 1,690 2,045 2,060

2,010

(pounds)

2,155 2,050 2,200 1,850 1,965 2,080 1,870 1,970 2,100 2,010

2,280 1,905 2,135 2,065 1,855 1,735 1,805 1,925 2,105 1,905

1,825 1,765 2,045 2,055

2,031

(million pounds)

427 3,508

398 210 159 1,283 155 353 459 320

958 848 690 1,263 457 222 873 239 1,132 194

230 132 573 2,616

17,699

(million pounds)

416 3,534

416 215 161 1,331 153 347 452 338

974 848 711 1,291 469 220 866 246 1,221 183

226 134 577 2,589

17,918

Change from 2019

(percent)

-2.6 0.7 4.5 2.4 1.3 3.7 -1.3 -1.7 -1.5 5.6

1.7 -

3.0 2.2 2.6 -0.9 -0.8 2.9 7.9 -5.7

-1.7 1.5 0.7 -1.0

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Monthly Milk Production ? 24 Selected States

Million pounds

18,500

18,000

17,500

17,000

16,500 16,000

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

2019

2020

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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