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National Agricultural Statistics Service

Southern Region News Release

Milk Production
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October 23, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing

July-September Milk Production up 0.9 Percent

Milk production in the United States during the July - September quarter totaled 54.0 billion pounds, up 0.9 percent
from the July - September quarter last year.

The average number of milk cows in the United States during the quarter was 9.38 million head, 27,000 head less than
the April - June quarter, and 27,000 head less than the same period last year.

Milk Cows and Production — States and United States: Preliminary July - September 2017 and 2018
Milk cows1 Milk production2
State Percent of previous Percent of previous
2017 2018 2017 2018
year year
(1,000 head) (1,000 head) (percent) (million pounds) (million pounds) (percent)
Alabama ........... 6.0 5.5 92 18.0 16.0 89
Florida .............. 124.0 119.0 96 569.0 525.0 92
Georgia ............ 84.0 80.0 95 416.0 413.0 99
South Carolina .. 14.5 13.5 93 54.0 53.0 98

United States .... 9,402.0 9,375.0 100 53,473.0 53,966.0 101

1
Includes dry cows. Excludes heifers not yet fresh.
2
Excludes milk sucked by calves.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Milk Production, October 2018

United States Quarterly Milk Production

Million pounds
56,000
55,500
55,000
54,500
54,000
53,500
53,000
52,500
52,000
January-March April-June July-September October-December

2017 2018

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