Milk per cow is increasing and with that, producer revenue per cow is increasing. Chart I shows the rate of growth for milk per cow. The increasing rate is currently 0.7% annually. The prior post covered milk production, which is static, and with a decreasing number of dairy cows, milk per cow increases.
The top five milk-producing states are covered in detail in this post, and three are showing significant increases in milk per cow. The trend to more milk per cow is consistent in almost every state.
Data in this post is based on 12-month moving averages to reduce monthly volatility.
Chart I plots the annual percent increase in milk per cow in the entire U.S. The most recent annual increase is 0.7%. Over the five years in the chart, milk per cow decreased in only one month.
By Sarah S News Team
February 2, 2025
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