Boost in U.S. Milk Production: The Reasons Behind June’s Impressive Surge

ZISK
Jul 28
1 min read

Milk production in the 24 major U.S. states reached an impressive total of 18.5 billion pounds in June, marking a 3.4% increase compared to a year ago. This upward trend is not an isolated incident; May’s figures also showed significant growth with a revised production of 19.3 billion pounds, reflecting a 2.4% increase from the previous year. This revision indicates an upward adjustment of 136 million pounds, approximately 0.7%, from the preliminary estimates.

For June, production per cow averaged 2,045 pounds, a notable rise from the previous year, adding 33 pounds of milk per cow.

Although Phil Plourd, president of Ever.Ag Insights says that they expected to see comparatively strong performance in June, given weak comps from 2024 (-1.7%) and anecdotal reports of solid output in California.

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