(NAFB.com) – Milk production in the 24 major milk-producing states in the U.S. totaled 19.1 billion pounds, up 1.7 percent from May 2024. April’s revised production, at 18.6 billion pounds, was up 1.7 percent from April 2024. The April revision represented an increase of 17 million pounds or 0.1 percent from last month’s preliminary production estimate. Production per cow in the 24 major milk-producing states averaged 2,125 pounds for May, seven pounds above May 2024. The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 states was nine million head, 118,000 head more than in May 2024 and 6,000 head more than in April 2025. Milk production in the United States totaled 19.9 billion pounds, up 1.6 percent from May 2024. Production per cow in the U.S. averaged 2,110 pounds for May, seven pounds above May 2024. The number of milk cows on U.S. farms totaled 9.45 million head, 114,000 more than in May 2024.