Milk production in South Dakota during January 2023 totaled 360 million pounds, up 9% from January 2022, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The average number of milk cows was 187,000 head, 17,000 head more than January 2022.
Milk production per cow averaged 1,925 pounds.
Milk production in the 24 major States during January totaled 18.5 billion pounds, up 1.5 percent from January 2022. December revised production, at 18.1 billion pounds, was up 0.7 percent from December 2021. The December revision represented a decrease of 32 million pounds or 0.2 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,069 pounds for January, 18 pounds above January 2022. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.93 million head, 51,000 head more than January 2022, and 9,000 head more than December 2022.
The annual production of milk for the United States during 2022 was 226 billion pounds, 0.1 percent above 2021. Revisions to 2021 production increased the annual total 35 million pounds. Revised 2022 production was down 158 million pounds from last month's publication. Annual total milk production has increased 12.5 percent from 2013.
Production per cow in the United States averaged 24,087 pounds for 2022, 138 pounds above 2021. The average annual rate of milk production per cow has increased 10.4 percent from 2013.
The average number of milk cows on farms in the United States during 2022 was 9.40 million head, down 0.5 percent from 2021. The average number of milk cows was revised down 2,000 head for 2022. The average annual number of milk cows has increased 1.9 percent from 2013.
Categories: South Dakota, Livestock, Dairy Cattle