Milk production during November totaled 17.4 billion pounds, up 0.5 percent from November 2018 in the United States. Production per cow in the United States averaged 1,869 pounds for November, 15 pounds above November 2018. The number of milk cows on farms in the United States was 9.33 million head, 27,000 head less than November 2018, but unchanged from October 2019. Milk production in the 24 major States during November totaled 16.7 billion pounds, up 0.9 percent from November 2018. October revised production, at 17.2 billion pounds, was up 1.4 percent from October 2018. The October revision represented a decrease of 60 million pounds or 0.3 percent from last month’s preliminary production estimate.
