24,390 pounds
How much milk did the average U.S. dairy cow produce in 2025?
Total U.S. milk production reached 231.7 billion pounds in 2025, up 2.6%.
Source: USDA NASS, Milk Production (Feb. 2026) (2025) esmis.nal.usda.gov
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Less than 7%
What share of the world's milk production is traded internationally?
Milk is perishable and more than 85% water, so most is consumed in the country where it's produced.
Source: OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034 (2025) openknowledge.fao.org
2.6% a year
How fast did U.S. per-capita fluid milk consumption fall per year during the 2010s?
That was faster than the 1.0% yearly decline of the 2000s.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, ERR-300 (2021) ers.usda.gov
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