New York milk production rises nearly 2 percent in August

New York dairy farms produced 1.27 billion pounds of milk in August, up 1.9 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,040 pounds in August, up more than 1 percent from 2,015 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 624,000 head in August, up 4,000 head from August 2016, NASS reported.

The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in July 2017 was $18 per hundredweight, up 40 cents from June and up $1.20 from July 2016. 

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 911 million pounds of milk in August, up 2.8 percent from a year earlier.

New York dairy farms produced 1.27 billion pounds of milk in August, up 1.9 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.

Production per cow in the state averaged 2,040 pounds in August, up more than 1 percent from 2,015 pounds a year prior.

The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 624,000 head in August, up 4,000 head from August 2016, NASS reported.

The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in July 2017 was $18 per hundredweight, up 40 cents from June and up $1.20 from July 2016. 

In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 911 million pounds of milk in August, up 2.8 percent from a year earlier.