New York milk production falls more than 2 percent in February

New York dairy farms produced 1.13 billion pounds of milk in February, down 2.3 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 1,805 pounds in February, down 3 percent from 1,860 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 625,000 head in February, up 4,000 head from year-earlier levels, NASS reported.

The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in January 2018 was $16.70 per hundredweight, down $1 from December 2017, and off $3 from January 2017. 

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 861 million pounds of milk in February, up 0.3 percent from a year earlier.

New York dairy farms produced 1.13 billion pounds of milk in February, down 2.3 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 1,805 pounds in February, down 3 percent from 1,860 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 625,000 head in February, up 4,000 head from year-earlier levels, NASS reported.

The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in January 2018 was $16.70 per hundredweight, down $1 from December 2017, and off $3 from January 2017. 

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 861 million pounds of milk in February, up 0.3 percent from a year earlier.