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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 19.97 20.66 23.34 22.85 19.95 18.62
2025 20.34 20.18 18.62                  
Dairy Product Production - February 2025
Feb. 24 Feb. 25 % Change YTD 2024* YTD 20253 % Change
Cheese
American types1 446,591 440,724 -1.3 919,672 922,164 0.3
Cheddar 314,571 306,662 -2.5 645,145 635,622 -1.5
Other American 132,020 134,062 1.5 274,527 286,542 4.4
Blue & Gorgonzola 6,780 6,034 -11.0 13,411 13,723 2.3
Brick & Muenster 17,377 16,558 -4.7 34,492 34,091 -1.2
Cream & Neufchatel 100,969 85,930 -14.9 199,885 183,581 -8.2
Feta 12,452 12,193 -2.1 23,752 24,302 2.3
Gouda 6,546 6,951 6.2 11,087 13,931 25.7
Hispanic 35,085 35,385 0.9 73,048 69,244 -5.2
Italian types 476,892 474,448 -0.5 987,440 994,783 0.7
Mozzarella 374,126 373,347 -0.2 772,545 785,334 1.7
Parmesan 40,814 40,240 -1.4 86,642 85,192 -1.7
Provolone 30,064 27,178 -9.6 60,369 56,771 -6.0
Ricotta 19,864 20,223 1.8 42,744 40,924 -4.3
Romano 4,344 5,284 21.6 9,080 10,430 14.9
Other Italian 7,680 8,176 6.5 16,060 16,132 0.4
Swiss 25,582 25,014 -2.2 54,292 52,837 -2.7
All other types 11,711 11,580 -1.1 23,823 26,744 12.3
TOTAL CHEESE 1,139,985 1,114,817 -2.2 2,340,902 2,335,400 -0.2
Butter 197,645 202,846 2.6 414,892 421,088 1.5
Cottage Cheese - curd 33,727 38,579 14.4 67,315 78,996 17.4
Cottage Cheese - cream 32,747 35,460 8.3 65,565 75,353 14.9
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 28,625 32,301 12.8 58,160 64,053 10.1
Sour Cream 119,290 113,142 -5.2 248,224 247,099 -0.5
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 396,526 416,015 4.9 794,149 836,841 5.4
Dry Whole Milk 10,115 12,726 25.8 19,996 22,423 12.1
NDM - Human 147,081 146,595 -0.3 285,377 301,258 5.6
Skim Milk Powders2 36,240 30,762 -15.1 93,158 65,276 -29.9
Dry Skim - Animal 613 515 -16.0 1,273 1,253 -1.6
Dry Buttermilk 14,452 14,153 -2.1 32,611 30,455 -6.6
Cond. Whey - Human 8,525 9,995 17.2 18,105 16,513 -8.8
Dry Whey - Human 66,236 57,351 -13.4 139,692 125,686 -10.0
Dry Whey - Animal 5,895 2,759 -53.2 10,163 6,386 -37.2
Lactose - Human & Animal 87,602 83,905 -4.2 177,054 176,987 0.0
WPC - Human 38,160 35,742 -6.3 80,207 73,789 -8.0
WPC - Animal 550 355 -35.5 1,198 905 -24.5
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 10,518 8,339 -20.7 22,743 18,429 -19.0
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 28,192 27,758 -1.5 58,662 56,265 -4.1
Protein Isolates 14,371 15,849 10.3 28,647 32,769 14.4
Ice Cream, hard 57,300 55,561 -3.0 106,919 115,105 7.7
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 31,391 30,473 -2.9 57,984 59,705 3.0
Frozen Yogurt 4,001 4,111 2.7 7,278 7,936 9.0
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 month's data. *YTD 2024 numbers are revised.

Milk Production — February 2025
Feb. 24 Feb. 25 Pct. Chg. YTD 2024 YTD 2025 Pct. Chg.
Arizona 400 385 -3.8 817 797 -2.4
California 3,367 3,129 -7.1 6,905 6,481 -6.1
Colorado 416 414 -0.5 853 868 1.8
Florida 172 169 -1.7 352 348 -1.1
Georgia 159 162 1.9 326 336 3.1
Idaho 1,310 1,371 4.7 2,692 2,862 6.3
Illinois 141 132 -6.4 288 276 -4.2
Indiana 355 350 -1.4 735 738 0.4
Iowa 484 469 -3.1 990 979 -1.1
Kansas 337 339 0.6 688 707 2.8
Michigan 966 950 -1.7 1,984 1,973 -0.6
Minnesota 833 801 -3.8 1,711 1,681 -1.8
New Mexico 493 474 -3.9 1,004 980 -2.4
New York 1,266 1,241 -2.0 2,598 2,602 0.2
Ohio 453 444 -2.0 934 927 -0.7
Oregon 192 187 -2.6 391 393 0.5
Pennsylvania 795 775 -2.5 1,630 1,617 -0.8
South Dakota 383 392 2.3 783 823 5.1
Texas 1,361 1,393 2.4 2,755 2,878 4.5
Utah 164 161 -1.8 338 338 0.0
Vermont 200 192 -4.0 411 403 -1.9
Virginia 115 109 -5.2 236 228 -3.4
Washington 498 467 -6.2 1,021 978 -4.2
Wisconsin 2,572 2,479 -3.6 5,283 5,173 -2.1
24 STATE TOTAL 17,432 16,985 -2.6 35,725 35,386 -0.9
EST. U.S. TOTAL 18,185 17,725 -2.5 37,268 36,895 -1.0
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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