Dairy herds in Ohio produced 466 million pounds of milk during December, up 1.1 percent from a year ago, according to the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office.
Production per cow in Ohio averaged 1,865 pounds for December, 5 pounds above December 2021.
The dairy herd was estimated at 250,000 head for December, up 2,000 head from a year earlier.
Milk production in the 24 major States during December totaled 18.1 billion pounds, up 0.9 percent from December 2021. November revised production, at 17.4 billion pounds, was up 1.1 percent from November 2021. The November revision represented a decrease of 49 million pounds or 0.3 percent from last month's preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major States averaged 2,032 pounds for December, 8 pounds above December 2021.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major States was 8.92 million head, 38,000 head more than December 2021, but 9,000 head less ember 2022.
Categories: Ohio, Livestock, Dairy Cattle