New York milk production rises nearly 2 percent in April

New York dairy farmers produced 1.26 billion pounds of milk in April, up 1.9 percent from less than 1.24 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,010 pounds in April, up 1.5 percent from 1,980 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 627,000 head in April, up from 624,000 head in April 2018, NASS reported.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 864 million pounds of milk in April, down more than 7 percent from 930 million pounds a year earlier, according to the USDA.

New York dairy farmers produced 1.26 billion pounds of milk in April, up 1.9 percent from less than 1.24 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,010 pounds in April, up 1.5 percent from 1,980 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 627,000 head in April, up from 624,000 head in April 2018, NASS reported.

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 864 million pounds of milk in April, down more than 7 percent from 930 million pounds a year earlier, according to the USDA.