Wisconsin Milk Production Rose in September

Friday, October 22nd, 2021 -- 11:00 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Total milk production in Wisconsin rose during September when compared to the same time last year, the seventh straight month of consecutive increases.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, that's according to the USDA's latest milk production report, Wisconsin farmers produced 2.60 billion pounds during the month, up 3.3 percent from last September, but lower than the 2.68 billion made in August 2021, which had more days on the calendar.

Nationally, 17.3 billion pounds of milk was produced in the 24 major dairy states for the month. That was a slight 0.4 percent increase from 2020, but less than the previous month's 18 billion.

Meanwhile, the number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major states was 8.93 million head, 48,000 head more than September 2020, but 22,000 head less than August 2021.

The average number of milk cows on Wisconsin farms for the month was 1.28 million head, about the same as last month, but 22,000 over last year. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,035 pounds, which was 30 pounds per cow more than last year's figures.

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