Dairy herds in Indiana produced 350 million pounds of milk during February, down 1.4 percent from a year ago, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Production per cow in Indiana averaged 1,830 pounds for February, 40 pounds below February 2024. The dairy herd was estimated at 191,000 head for February, up 1,000 from a year earlier.
Milk production in the 24 major States during February totaled 17.0 billion pounds, down 2.6 percent from February 2024. However, production was 0.9 percent above last year after adjusting for the leap year. January revised production, at 18.4 billion pounds, was up 0.6 percent from January 2024. The January revision represented an increase of 72 million pounds or 0.4 percent from last month’s preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 1,895 pounds for February, 66 pounds below February 2024. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.96 million head, 75,000 head more than February 2024, and 13,000 head more than January 2025.
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