New York dairy farms produced 1.19 billion pounds of milk in November, down 0.3 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
Milk production per cow in the state averaged 1,905 pounds in November, down 1 percent from 1,925 pounds a year prior.
The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 625,000 head in November, up 0.8 percent from 620,000 head from November 2016, NASS reported.
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The average milk price received by New York dairy farmers in October was $18.20 per hundredweight, down 20 cents from September but up 80 cents from October 2016.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 879 million pounds of milk in November, up 2.1 percent from a year earlier. The average milk price received by Pennsylvania farmers in October was $18.60 per hundredweight, down 40 cents from September, but up $1 from October 2016.
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