June Milk Production up 3.2 percent

Milk production in the 24 major States during June totaled 18.1 billion 
pounds, up 3.2 percent from June 2020. May revised production, at 19.0 
billion pounds, was up 4.9 percent from May 2020. The May revision 
represented an increase of 12 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month's 
preliminary production estimate.

Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,011 pounds for June, 
27 pounds above June 2020. 

The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 9.00 million 
head, 161,000 head more than June 2020, but 1,000 head less than May 2021.

April-June Milk Production up 3.7 Percent

Milk production in the United States during the April - June quarter totaled 
58.1 billion pounds, up 3.7 percent from the April - June quarter last year.

The average number of milk cows in the United States during the quarter was 
9.51 million head, 47,000 head more than the January - March quarter, and 
141,000 head more than the same period last year.

Milk production in Nebraska during the April-June 2021 quarter totaled 361 million pounds, down 1% from the April-June quarter last year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The average number of milk cows was 59,000 head, unchanged from the same period last year.

Milk production in Kansas during June 2021 totaled 344 million pounds, up 7% from June 2020, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The average number of milk cows was 175,000 head, 7,000 head more than June 2020. Milk production per cow averaged 1,965 pounds.