Reports in January presented milking herd numbers at the close of 2022. Although milk yield showed a slight improvement with a seasonal upswing to nearly 65 pounds of milk per cow per day, the national herd fell by 8,000 head from the previous month. [...]
USDA’s December milk production for the week leading into Christmas showed a 1,000-head revision higher in the previous herd number and a further 1,000-head addition from October into November. This raises the national heard to a one-year high, up 38,000 heifers from November 2021. [...]
Monday’s USDA milk production reports for August showed an abundance of milk and dairy cows for the market to absorb. Not only were the previous month’s figures revised higher, but the August total showed continued growth in the herd, with over 11,000 heifers more [...]
After eight months of contraction, the national herd finally showed signs of life and an increase of 3,000 head at the end of February. Hopefully this marks the end of the period of culling as farmers are gearing up for spring flush and improvements [...]
This week’s USDA milk production report provided more bullish fuel as the national herd fell by a further -14,000 head to 9.4 million cows across the country, and milk yield, the volume of milk per cow per day, also fell below Oct 2020 levels. [...]
July was another solid month of milk production across the U.S. even as the herd was knocked back by 3,000 head from June. The July yield was effectively flat at 2,015 lbs of milk per cow, or 65 lbs of milk per cow per [...]
Two USDA reports this week highlighted how milk production across the country is at peak seasonal levels as inventories and herd continued to swell. We saw a further expansion in the herd of 8,000 head across all 50 states to a new record high [...]
USDA’s milk production report showed some interesting results through February, but the 29 days in February 2020 make it more difficult to draw meaningful conclusions. Before talking about the results, it is worth revisiting the changes made for January 2021, which many in the [...]
