The USDA revised the February 2024 milk production estimate slightly lower. With the revisions, both U.S. and major state U.S. production were down about 0.1% from USDA’s preliminary estimates a month earlier.

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Monthly U.S. milk production was lower than the year earlier in December 2023, extending the decline to six consecutive months.

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The preliminary estimate of overall November U.S. milk production compared to a year earlier was down by 104 million pounds (0.6%).

Ten states including California, New Mexico, Texas, Idaho and Colorado reduced milk production by a combined 224 million pounds.

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