Milk production per cow in the 23 major dairy states averaged 1,986 pounds for May. That is the highest production per cow for the month of May since collection of these numbers began in 2003.
Total milk production from the 23 states was 16.9 billion pounds in May, up 1.5 percent from the year before. In fact, milk production has been up every month this year over 2013 levels. The number of milk cows on farms in those 23 states was 8.55 million head, 10,000 more that in April.
Source: Hoard’s Dairyman
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