New York milk production rises 1.4 percent in June

New York dairy farms produced 1.27 billion pounds of milk in June, up 1.4 percent from 1.25 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,040 pounds in June, up 1.5 percent from 2,010 pounds in June 2017. The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 623,000 head in June, off slightly from 624,000 a year before, the USDA said.

The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in May was $16.40 per hundredweight, up 30 cents from April, but down 50 cents from May 2017.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 904 million pounds of milk in June, down 0.2 percent from 906 million eggs in June 2017.

New York dairy farms produced 1.27 billion pounds of milk in June, up 1.4 percent from 1.25 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,040 pounds in June, up 1.5 percent from 2,010 pounds in June 2017. The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 623,000 head in June, off slightly from 624,000 a year before, the USDA said.

The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in May was $16.40 per hundredweight, up 30 cents from April, but down 50 cents from May 2017.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 904 million pounds of milk in June, down 0.2 percent from 906 million eggs in June 2017.