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Current Production Charts

Class III Price (for prices reflected January 2001 to the present)
(Dollars per hundredweight, 3.5% butterfat test)
Year
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
2001
9.99
10.27
11.42
12.06
13.83
15.02
15.46
15.55
15.90
14.60
11.31
11.80
2002
11.87
11.63
10.65
10.85
10.82
10.09
9.33
9.54
9.92
10.72
9.84
9.74
2003
9.78
9.66
9.11
9.41
9.71
9.75
11.78
13.80
14.30
14.39
13.47
11.87
2004
11.61
11.89
14.49
9.41
9.71
9.75
14.85
14.04
14.30
14.16
14.89
16.14
2005
14.14
14.70
14.08
19.66
20.58
17.68
14.35
13.60
14.30
14.35
13.35
13.37
2006
13.39
12.20
11.11
10.93
10.83
11.29
10.92
11.06
12.29
12.32
12.84
13.47
2007
13.56
14.18
15.09
16.09
17.60
20.17
21.38
19.83
20.07
18.70
19.22
20.60
2008 19.32 17.03 18.00 16.76 18.18 20.25 18.24 17.32 16.28 17.06 15.51 15.28
2009 10.78 9.31 10.44 10.78 9.84 9.97 9.97 11.20 12.11 12.82 14.08 14.98
2010 14.50 14.28 12.78 12.92 13.38 13.62 13.74 15.18 16.26 16.94 15.44
13.83
2011 13.48 17.00 19.40 16.87 16.52 19.11 21.39 21.67 19.07 18.03 19.07 18.77
2012 17.05 16.06 15.72 15.72 15.23 15.63 16.68 17.73 19.00 21.02 20.83 18.66
2013 18.14 17.25 16.93 17.59 18.52 18.02 17.38 17.91 18.14 18.22 18.83 18.95
2014 21.15 23.35 23.33 24.31 22.57 21.36 21.60 22.25 24.60 23.82 21.94 17.82
2015 16.18 15.46 15.56 15.81 16.19 16.72 16.33 16.27 15.82 15.46 15.30 14.44
2016 13.72 13.80 13.74 13.63 12.76 13.22 15.24 16.91 16.39 14.82 16.76 17.40
2017 16.77 16.88 15.81 15.22 15.57 16.44 15.45 16.57 16.36 16.69 16.88 15.44
2018 14.00 13.40 14.22 14.47 15.18 15.21 14.10 14.95 16.09 15.53 14.44 13.78
2019 13.96 13.89 15.04 15.96 16.38 16.27 17.55 17.60 18.31 18.72 20.45 19.37
2020 17.05 17.00 16.25 13.07 12.14 21.04 24.54 19.77 16.43 21.61 23.34 15.72
2021 16.04 15.75 16.15 17.67 18.96 17.21 16.49 15.95 16.53 17.83 18.03 18.36
2022 20.38 20.91 22.45 24.42 25.21 24.33 22.52 20.10

19.82

 21.81 21.01 20.50
2023 19.43 17.78 18.10 18.52 16.11 14.91 13.77 17.19 18.39 16.84 17.15 16.04
2024 15.17 16.08 16.34 15.50 18.55 19.87            
Dairy Product Production - May 2024
May 23 May 24 % Change YTD 2023* YTD 20243 % Change
Cheese
American types1 517,700 488,118 -5.7 2,482,043 2,364,234 -4.7
Cheddar 364,287 329,031 -9.7 1,767,019 1,632,140 -7.6
Other American 153,413 159,087 3.7 715,024 732,094 2.4
Blue & Gorgonzola 7,175 8,807 22.7 34,864 36,559 4.9
Brick & Muenster 16,397 17,715 8.0 81,614 83,540 2.4
Cream & Neufchatel 84,641 97,130 14.8 457,311 492,014 7.6
Feta 12,969 14,169 9.3 61,159 64,468 5.4
Gouda 4,211 6,003 42.6 25,281 31,311 23.9
Hispanic 32,383 34,627 6.9 165,869 176,737 6.6
Italian types 484,024 505,096 4.4 2,416,956 2,516,184 4.1
Mozzarella 378,366 405,084 7.1 1,896,140 1,989,627 4.9
Parmesan 43,938 39,584 -9.9 207,577 206,410 -0.6
Provolone 32,745 32,387 -1.1 155,916 157,944 1.3
Ricotta 17,466 15,792 -9.6 100,749 98,517 -2.2
Romano 4,150 4,967 19.7 20,388 24,020 17.8
Other Italian 7,359 7,282 -1.0 36,186 39,666 9.6
Swiss 31,245 28,667 -8.3 141,385 137,909 -2.5
All other types 13,417 12,386 -7.7 66,536 62,702 -5.8
TOTAL CHEESE 1,204,162 1,212,718 0.7 5,933,018 5,965,658 0.6
Butter 196,410 204,333 4.0 990,558 1,037,381 4.7
Cottage Cheese - curd 35,329 37,793 7.0 161,418 178,894 10.8
Cottage Cheese - cream 33,114 36,108 9.0 153,406 172,806 12.6
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 28,559 33,053 15.7 130,872 153,646 17.4
Sour Cream 128,185 127,879 -0.2 616,328 623,854 1.2
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 382,291 403,157 5.5 1,951,183 2,039,115 4.5
Dry Whole Milk 9,446 9,350 -1.0 45,647 46,822 2.6
NDM - Human 206,532 171,037 -17.2 957,628 814,558 -14.9
Skim Milk Powders2 46,555 41,852 -10.1 244,521 199,163 -18.5
Dry Skim - Animal 795 690 -13.2 4,183 3,186 -23.8
Dry Buttermilk 13,763 12,871 -6.5 68,439 73,717 7.7
Cond. Whey - Human 8,285 8,163 -1.5 40,114 40,130 0.0
Dry Whey - Human 77,264 70,755 -8.4 358,977 360,173 0.3
Dry Whey - Animal 4,518 5,875 30.0 23,108 27,477 18.9
Lactose - Human & Animal 95,558 93,024 -2.7 460,799 460,893 0.0
WPC - Human 43,023 40,926 -4.9 204,325 202,039 -1.1
WPC - Animal 870 1,556 78.9 4,500 5,251 16.7
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 15,895 12,363 -22.2 73,703 58,330 -20.9
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 27,998 30,119 7.6 135,122 149,680 10.8
Protein Isolates 9,422 16,127 71.2 46,782 77,081 64.8
Ice Cream, hard 63,493 64,977 2.3 297,967 302,855 1.6
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 42,912 40,281 -6.1 196,348 174,479 -11.1
Frozen Yogurt 4,316 4,319 0.1 17,298 18,433 6.6
Notes: Production reported in thousands of pounds, except frozen products, which are reported in thousands of gallons.
Source: USDA. All production percentages are rounded.
1Includes, Cheddar, Colby, Monterey and Jack. 2Includes protein standardized and blends.
3YTD includes current plus revised previous months' data. *YTD 2023 numbers are revised.

Milk Production — May 2024
May 23 May 24 Pct. Chg. YTD 2023 YTD 2024 Pct. Chg.
Arizona 434 423 -2.5 2,100 2,101 0.0
California 3,644 3,589 -1.5 17,627 17,689 0.4
Colorado 460 454 -1.3 2,199 2,202 0.1
Florida 171 189 10.5 827 925 11.9
Georgia 181 166 -8.3 901 835 -7.3
Idaho 1,484 1,475 -0.6 7,038 7,009 -0.4
Illinois 151 151 0.0 731 742 1.5
Indiana 391 388 -0.8 1,895 1,889 -0.3
Iowa 512 522 2.0 2,480 2,541 2.5
Kansas 368 358 -2.7 1,786 1,754 -1.8
Michigan 1,046 1,047 0.1 5,037 5,081 0.9
Minnesota 906 901 -0.6 4,396 4,376 -0.5
New Mexico 605 516 -14.7 2,986 2,546 -14.7
New York 1,402 1,399 -0.2 6,685 6,722 0.6
Ohio 490 493 0.6 2,362 2,398 1.5
Oregon 223 216 -3.1 1,092 1,026 -6.0
Pennsylvania 864 856 -0.9 4,219 4,200 -0.5
South Dakota 381 420 10.2 1,797 2,019 12.4
Texas 1,445 1,440 -0.3 7,139 6,995 -2.0
Utah 185 183 -1.1 871 872 0.1
Vermont 223 215 -3.6 1,072 1,047 -2.3
Virginia 124 123 -0.8 603 606 0.5
Washington 541 546 0.9 2,610 2,640 1.1
Wisconsin 2,775 2,805 1.1 13,322 13,572 1.9
24 STATE TOTAL 19,006 18,875 -0.7 91,775 91,787 0.0
EST. U.S. TOTAL 19,852 19,680 -0.9 95,893 95,739 -0.2
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months.

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