Milk production during August totaled 3.33 billion pounds, down 3.7 percent from August 2022 and up 0.2 percent from July 2023. The number of milk cows on farms in California was 1,714 thousand head, down 9,000 from August 2022 and down 1,000 from July 2023.
Production per cow in California averaged 1,945 pounds, down 65 pounds from August 2022 and up 5 pounds from July 2023.
