New York dairy farms produced 1.22 billion pounds of milk in December, down 2.2 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Milk production per cow in the state averaged 1,950 pounds in December, down 3 percent from 2,010 pounds a year prior. The number of milk cows on […]
New York dairy farms produced 1.22 billion pounds of milk in December, down 2.2 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
Milk production per cow in the state averaged 1,950 pounds in December, down 3 percent from 2,010 pounds a year prior.
The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 625,000 head in December, up 0.8 percent from 620,000 head in December 2016, NASS reported.
The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in November was $18.30 per hundredweight, up 10 cents from October and 50 cents higher than in November 2016.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 916 million pounds of milk in December, up 0.5 percent from a year earlier. The average milk price received by Pennsylvania farmers in November was $18.70 per hundredweight, up 10 cents from October, and $1 higher than in November 2016.
