Milk production in Wisconsin during September 2024 totaled 2.62 billion pounds, down 1 percent from the previous September. This is according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Milk Production report.
The average number of milk cows during September, at 1.27 million head, was unchanged from last month and down 4,000 from September 2023. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,070 pounds, down 5 pounds from last September.
Milk production in the 24 major States during September totaled 17.5 billion pounds, up 0.2 percent from September 2023. August revised production, at 18.2 billion pounds, was up 0.5 percent from August 2023. The August revision represented an increase of 85 million pounds or 0.5 percent from last month’s preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,966 pounds for September, 8 pounds above September 2023.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.89 million head, 20,000 head less than September 2023, but unchanged from August 2024.
Milk production in the U.S. during the July – September quarter totaled 56 billion pounds, up slightly from the same quarter in 2023.
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