New York milk production rises more than 2 percent in November

New York dairy farms produced 1.24 billion pounds of milk in November, up 2.1 percent from 1.21 billion pounds in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 1,980 pounds in November, up 2.1 percent from 1,940 pounds a year ago.

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

On the milk-price front, New York dairy farmers in October were paid an average of $18.80 per hundredweight, up 80 cents from September, but down 90 cents from October 2019. Milk prices have rebounded from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, after reaching a low of $13.30 in May.

New York dairy farms produced 1.24 billion pounds of milk in November, up 2.1 percent from 1.21 billion pounds in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 1,980 pounds in November, up 2.1 percent from 1,940 pounds a year ago.

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

On the milk-price front, New York dairy farmers in October were paid an average of $18.80 per hundredweight, up 80 cents from September, but down 90 cents from October 2019. Milk prices have rebounded from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, after reaching a low of $13.30 in May.