Total milk production in the US is still slipping year over year, with the
latest USDA Milk Production report showing May’s milk production
down 0.9 percent year-over-year to 19.7 billion pounds. Cow numbers
were down 68,000 head from a year ago to 9.35 million head, up 5,000
head from April. Milk production per cow is down 3 pounds from last
May to 2,105 pounds.