April 26, 2024: US Dairy Herd Continues to Shrink

USDA revised its U.S. herd estimates for the first two months of the year in the latest Milk Production
Report, showing the nation’s herd size increasing 19,000
head from January to February to 9.342 million head. However, the
herd contracted again in March, dropping 7,000 head to 9.335 million
head.

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