New York milk production edged up 1 percent in October

New York dairy farms produced 1.27 billion pounds of milk in October, up 1 percent from 1.26 billion pounds in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,035 pounds in October, up 1 percent from 2,015 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 626,000 head in October, unchanged from October 2019, NASS reported.

On the milk-price side, New York dairy farmers in September were paid an average of $18 per hundredweight, down 20 cents from August, and off $1.40 from September 2019. Milk prices have come back from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, after reaching a low of $13.30 in May.  

New York dairy farms produced 1.27 billion pounds of milk in October, up 1 percent from 1.26 billion pounds in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,035 pounds in October, up 1 percent from 2,015 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 626,000 head in October, unchanged from October 2019, NASS reported.

On the milk-price side, New York dairy farmers in September were paid an average of $18 per hundredweight, down 20 cents from August, and off $1.40 from September 2019. Milk prices have come back from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, after reaching a low of $13.30 in May.