July Milk Production in Indiana

Dairy herds in Indiana produced 381 million pounds of milk during July, unchanged from a year ago, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Production per cow in Indiana averaged 2,015 pounds for July, 10 pounds above July 2023. The dairy herd was estimated at 189,000 head for July, down 1,000 from a year earlier.

Milk production in the 24 major States during July totaled 18.2 billion pounds, down 0.2 percent from July 2023. June revised production, at 17.9 billion pounds, was down 1.5 percent from June 2023. The June revision represented a decrease of 137 million pounds or 0.8 percent from last month’s preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,047 pounds for July, 2 pounds above July 2023. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.88 million head, 31,000 head less than July 2023, but 3,000 head more than June 2024.