New York milk production increased more than 2 percent in December

New York dairy farms produced nearly 1.3 billion pounds of milk in December, up 2.2 percent from almost 1.27 billion pounds in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,070 pounds in December, up 2.2 percent from 2,025 pounds a year prior.

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

On the milk-price front, New York dairy farmers in November were paid an average of $20 per hundredweight, up $1.20 from October, but down 50 cents from November 2019. Milk prices have rebounded from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, after reaching a low of $13.30 last May. 

New York dairy farms produced nearly 1.3 billion pounds of milk in December, up 2.2 percent from almost 1.27 billion pounds in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,070 pounds in December, up 2.2 percent from 2,025 pounds a year prior.

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

On the milk-price front, New York dairy farmers in November were paid an average of $20 per hundredweight, up $1.20 from October, but down 50 cents from November 2019. Milk prices have rebounded from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, after reaching a low of $13.30 last May.