As the harvest came to a close for some dairy farmers in Wisconsin, apparently many decided to thin their herd, or disperse them all together.
The November milk production figures from the National Ag Statistical Service showed overall state milk production down 2% to 2.41 billion pounds of fluid milk produced. That drop is a direct correlation to 2,000 fewer milk cows in the herd compared to last month, and a full 7,000 cows less than were being milked last November. Average production for all the remaining cows also dipped about 20 pounds per animal compared to last November.
Wisconsin’s down trend is opposite of what was witnessed nationwide.
Milk production in the 24 major States during November totaled 16.7 billion pounds, up 0.9 percent from November 2018. October revised production, at 17.2 billion pounds, was up 1.4 percent from October 2018. The October revision represented a decrease of 60 million pounds or 0.3 percent from last month’s preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,892 pounds for November, 16 pounds above November 2018.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.81 million head, 8,000 head more than November 2018, but unchanged from October 2019.
Milk production in the United States during November totaled 17.4 billion pounds, up 0.5 percent from November 2018.
Production per cow in the United States averaged 1,869 pounds for November, 15 pounds above November 2018.
The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.33 million head, 27,000 head less than November 2018, but unchanged from October 2019.
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