New York dairy farmers produced 1.288 billion pounds of milk in July, up 0.3 percent from 1.284 billion pounds in the year-earlier period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Production per cow in the state averaged 2,055 pounds in July, down 0.5 percent from 2,065 pounds a year prior. The number of […]
New York dairy farmers produced 1.288 billion pounds of milk in July, up 0.3 percent from 1.284 billion pounds in the year-earlier period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
Production per cow in the state averaged 2,055 pounds in July, down 0.5 percent from 2,065 pounds a year prior.
The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 627,000 head in July, up 0.8 percent from 622,000 head in July 2018, NASS reported.
On the milk price front, New York farmers in June were paid an average of $18.60 per hundredweight, up 20 cents from May, and up $1.70 from June 2018.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 832 million pounds of milk in July, down 7.6 percent from 900 million pounds a year ago, according to the USDA.
