US: 2023 unlikely to be as kind to milk producers as 2022

Cow Milk

Dairy

United States

Published Dec 24, 2022

Tridge summary

November milk production was 1.3% higher than a year ago, the fourth straight month of production more than 1% higher than a year ago. Milk cow numbers increased from January to May by 52,000, then declined from June to August by 6,000 only to increase again by 7,000 September to November. November cows were 38,000 above a year ago, an increase of 0.4%. Milk per cow in November was 0.9% higher than a year ago.

Original content

Milk production for the year will be about 0.3% higher than 2021 due to the average number of cows down 0.4% and milk per cow 0.7% higher. November milk production compared to a year ago for the five leading dairy states was as follow: California down 0.5% due to 4,000 more cows but lower milk per cow; Wisconsin up 1.3% due to 6,000 fewer cows but more milk per cow; Idaho up 2.3% due to 12,000 more cows and more milk per cow; Texas up 6.3% due to 30,000 more cows and more milk per cow; and New York up 3.2% due to 4,000 fewer cows but more milk per cow. Milk production was up 1.6% in Michigan due to 4,000 fewer cows but more milk per cow. Milk production in Minnesota was up just 0.9% due to 7,000 fewer cows but more milk per cow. Milk production in Pennsylvania was unchanged with more milk per cow offsetting 3,000 fewer cows. States reporting relatively high increases in milk production were Georgia 13.1% with 10,000 more cows, South Dakota 10.8% with 19,000 more cows, Iowa 7.1% ...

Source: Wisfarmer