# U.S. milk production was slightly below that of a year ago

> USDA's Milk Production report showed December 2021 US milk output at 18.8 billion pounds, down 0.15% from a year earlier. The national dairy herd fell to 9.375 million cows, 67,000 head below a year ago and 132,000 below its May peak.

- Date: 2022-02-09 · published 2022-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42726-u-s-milk-production-was-slightly-below-that-of-a-year-ago
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking dairy herd and flat output keep milk supply tight, which supports milk prices. Lower cow numbers also reduce demand for feed ingredients over time.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-03-26 | [Milk production continues to slow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60104-milk-production-continues-to-slow.md) | +0.1% | +5.8% |
| MILK | 2019-09-23 | [U.S. milk production remains just above last year \| Market Columns \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57058-u-s-milk-production-remains-just-above-last-year-market-columns-leadertelegram.md) | +0.1% | +2.0% |
| MILK | 2025-01-15 | [December WASDE report forecasts lower milk production \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26518-december-wasde-report-forecasts-lower-milk-production-ag-proud.md) | +0.0% | -0.2% |
| MILK | 2025-06-05 | [Spotlight on ag production \| Country News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24171-spotlight-on-ag-production-country-news.md) | +0.5% | -7.2% |
| MILK | 2017-06-28 | [Weekly Digest: Milk fat demand outpacing production growth -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10592-weekly-digest-milk-fat-demand-outpacing-production-growth-ag-proud.md) | -4.1% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- farmersadvance.com: https://www.farmersadvance.com/story/news/2022/02/09/u-s-milk-production-slightly-below-year-ago/6648877001/

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