Charleston, West Virginia – Milk production in West Virginia totaled 15 million pounds or 1.7 million gallons during the July – September quarter of 2024. This is down 6 percent from the same period in 2023, but unchanged from the April – June 2024 quarter. The number of dairy cows averaged 4,000 head, down 500 head from the same period in 2023, but unchanged from the previous quarter.
United States – Milk production in the United States during the July – September quarter totaled 56.0 billion pounds, up slightly from the July – September quarter last year. The average number of milk cows in the United States during the quarter was 9.33 million head, 3,000 head less than the April – June quarter, and 41,000 head less than the same period last year.
