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Ag stats: September 2020 mountain states milk production highlights

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Arizona dairy herds produced 1.08 billion pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, down 1.5 percent from the previous year. 

Colorado dairy herds produced 1.31 billion pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, up 7.5 percent from the previous year. 

Montana dairy herds produced 64.0 million pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, down 3.0 percent from the previous year. 

New Mexico dairy herds produced 1.99 billion pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, down 2.6 percent from the previous year. 

Utah dairy herds produced 560.0 million pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, down 2.4 percent from the previous year. 

Wyoming dairy herds produced 50.5 million pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, up 36.5 percent from the previous year. 

UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS 

Milk production in the United States during the July - September quarter totaled 55.3 billion pounds, up 2.0 percent from the July - September quarter last year.

Mountain Region Quarterly Milk Production by State and United States: July - September 2020

State

Quarterly Milk Production

Change from 2019

2019

2020 (1)

 

million pounds

million pounds

percent

Arizona 

1,099.0 

1,082.0 

-1.5 

Colorado 

1,222.0 

1,314.0 

7.5 

Montana 

66.0 

64.0 

-3.0 

New Mexico 

2,042.0 

1,989.0 

-2.6 

Utah 

574.0 

560.0 

-2.4 

Wyoming 

37.0 

50.5 

36.5 

United States 

54,237.0 

55,328.0 

2.0 

(1) Preliminary