State’s dairy herd estimated at 252,000 head for August, down 1,000 from a year earlier.

Dairy herds in Ohio produced 481 million pounds of milk during August, up 0.6 percent from a year ago, according to Ben Torrance, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office. Production per cow in Ohio averaged 1,910 pounds for August, up 20 pounds from August 2023. The dairy herd was estimated at 252,000 head for August, down 1,000 from a year earlier. 

Milk production in the 24 major States during August totaled 18.1 billion pounds, up 0.1 percent from August 2023. July revised production, at 18.2 billion pounds, was down 0.3 percent from July 2023. The July revision represented a decrease of 1 million pounds or less than 0.1 percent from last month’s preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,036 pounds for August, 8 pounds above August 2023. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.88 million head, 28,000 head less than August 2023, but unchanged from July 2024.

Find the full Ohio August Milk Production report here.

— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

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