New York milk production dips more than 2 percent in April

New York dairy farms produced nearly 1.24 billion pounds of milk in April, down 2.4 percent from 1.27 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the Empire State averaged 1,980 pounds in April, down almost 3 percent from 2,035 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 625,000 head in April, up 2,000 head from April 2017, NASS reported.

The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in March was $15.80 per hundredweight, up 20 cents from February, but down $2.80 from March 2017.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 932 million pounds of milk in April, down 1.7 percent from a year earlier.

New York dairy farms produced nearly 1.24 billion pounds of milk in April, down 2.4 percent from 1.27 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the Empire State averaged 1,980 pounds in April, down almost 3 percent from 2,035 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 625,000 head in April, up 2,000 head from April 2017, NASS reported.

The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in March was $15.80 per hundredweight, up 20 cents from February, but down $2.80 from March 2017.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 932 million pounds of milk in April, down 1.7 percent from a year earlier.