Wisconsin Milk Production Rose in May

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 -- 8:04 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Total milk production in America's Dairyland rose during the month of May when compared to the same time last year.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, that's according to the USDA's monthly milk production report, which stated Wisconsin farmers produced 2.73 billion pounds during the month, up 5.6 percent from last May and higher than the 2.64 billion made in April 2021, which had less days on the calendar.

Nationally, 18.9 billion pounds of milk was produced in the 24 major dairy states for the month. That was a 4.9 percent increase from 2020, and more than the previous month's 16.4 billion.

Meanwhile, the number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major states was 8.99 million head, 152,000 head more than May 2020, and 5,000 head more than April 2021.

The average number of milk cows on Wisconsin farms for the month was 1.27 million head, about the same as last month and 17,000 over last year. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,145 pounds, which was 85 pounds per cow more than last year's figures.

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