New York dairy farmers produced 1.181 billion pounds of milk in November, down 0.3 percent from 1.184 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Production per cow in the state averaged 1,905 pounds in November, up 0.5 percent from 1,895 pounds a year prior. The number of […]
New York dairy farmers produced 1.181 billion pounds of milk in November, down 0.3 percent from 1.184 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
Production per cow in the state averaged 1,905 pounds in November, up 0.5 percent from 1,895 pounds a year prior.
The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 620,000 head in November, down from 625,000 head in November 2017, NASS reported.
New York dairy farmers received an average milk price of $18.10 per hundredweight in October, up $1 from September, but down 10 cents from October 2017.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farmers produced 836 million pounds of milk in November, down 4.1 percent from 872 million pounds in November 2017, according to the report.
