Wisconsin Milk Production Rose Fractionally in May

Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 -- 8:04 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Wisconsin's total milk production was up fractionally in May compared to the same period a year earlier.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, that's According to the USDA's latest milk production report, which stated Wisconsin farmers produced 2.75 billion pounds during the month, which was a slight 0.8 percent higher from last May, and higher than the 2.64 billion made in April 2022, which had less days on the calendar.

Nationally, 18.8 billion pounds of milk was produced in the 24 major dairy states for the month. That was down 0.6 percent from 2021, but higher than the previous month's production of 18.3 billion pounds.

Meanwhile, the number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major states was 8.91 million head, 84,000 head less than May 2021, but 2,000 head more than April 2022.

The average number of milk cows on Wisconsin farms for the month was 1.27 million head, unchanged from last month, but 1,000 less than last year. Monthly production per cow averaged 2,165 pounds, which up 20 pounds from last year's figures.

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