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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 17.48 18.57 18.82 17.32 17.24 17.59 16.91 17.18 15.86
2026 14.59 14.94 16.16 16.82 16.92 15.98 15.52 16.64 16.04      
Dairy Product Production - August 2026
 
August 25 August 26 % Change YTD 2025* YTD 2026³ % Change
Cheese
American types1 481,321 477,038 -0.9 3,877,171 3,872,953 -0.1
Cheddar 328,904 325,876 -0.9 2,681,057 2,675,546 -0.2
Other American 152,417 151,162 -0.8 1,196,114 1,197,407 0.1
Blue & Gorgonzola 6,465 9,153 41.6 56,421 55,677 -1.3
Brick & Muenster 16,817 17,901 6.4 141,300 140,393 -0.6
Cream & Neufchatel 97,779 96,915 -0.9 734,546 772,765 5.2
Feta 14,813 13,177 -11.0 107,369 106,229 -1.1
Gouda 7,732 7,990 3.3 59,519 67,114 12.8
Hispanic 41,858 42,478 1.5 314,972 318,867 1.2
Italian types 522,071 541,326 3.7 4,162,954 4,336,485 4.2
Mozzarella 413,596 420,892 1.8 3,306,852 3,384,137 2.3
Parmesan 41,923 52,801 25.9 344,677 413,416 19.9
Provolone 32,682 34,416 5.3 257,307 260,342 1.2
Ricotta 20,614 20,505 -0.5 155,617 164,266 5.6
Romano 4,820 3,604 -25.2 34,619 36,872 6.5
Other Italian 8,436 9,108 8.0 63,882 77,452 21.2
Swiss 26,105 26,589 1.9 213,561 222,199 4.0
All other types 13,221 12,851 -2.8 105,649 106,105 0.4
TOTAL CHEESE 1,228,182 1,245,418 1.4 9,773,462 9,998,787 2.3
Butter 176,312 187,363 6.3 1,627,808 1,724,706 6.0
Cottage Cheese - curd 42,335 51,283 21.1 337,382 392,347 16.3
Cottage Cheese - cream 39,230 42,641 8.7 312,533 341,287 9.2
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 36,814 39,998 8.6 278,276 308,275 10.8
Sour Cream 121,902 121,404 -0.4 991,893 983,321 -0.9
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 460,868 468,334 1.6 3,533,091 3,723,864 5.4
Dry Whole Milk 7,886 9,244 17.2 92,742 85,470 -7.8
NDM - Human 120,693 132,242 9.6 1,170,859 1,293,940 10.5
Skim Milk Powders2 43,276 28,946 -33.1 324,966 256,827 -21.0
Dry Skim - Animal 517 1,037 100.6 5,569 6,032 8.3
Dry Buttermilk 9,879 12,093 22.4 100,868 89,012 -11.8
Cond. Whey - Human 10,423 11,308 8.5 83,023 85,373 2.8
Dry Whey - Human 67,409 74,073 9.9 550,804 610,144 10.8
Dry Whey - Animal 2,047 1,060 -48.2 20,823 9,924 -52.3
Lactose - Human & Animal 96,192 94,900 -1.3 666,943 738,380 10.7
WPC - Human 39,760 41,519 4.4 327,922 320,028 -2.4
WPC - Animal 1,158 1,274 10.0 6,706 10,781 60.8
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 9,052 7,698 -15.0 83,141 65,654 -21.0
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 31,866 35,095 10.1 251,487 265,155 5.4
Protein Isolates 17,080 16,032 -6.1 137,613 146,228 6.3
Ice Cream, hard 66,439 64,935 -2.3 503,302 517,337 2.8
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 33,406 36,677 9.8 272,612 283,575 4.0
Frozen Yogurt 2,824 2,677 -5.2 23,731 23,804 0.3
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.
*YTD 2025 numbers are revised.
3YTD includes current plus revised previous months' data. *YTD 2026 numbers are revised.

Milk Production — August 2026

August 25 August 26 Pct. Chg. YTD 2025 YTD 2026 Pct. Chg.
Arizona 382 370 -3.1 3,222 3,283 1.9
California 3,413 3,389 -0.7 27,464 27,799 1.2
Colorado 466 484 3.9 3,650 3,807 4.3
Florida 162 173 6.8 1,407 1,467 4.3
Georgia 172 184 7.0 1,392 1,473 5.8
Idaho 1,603 1,629 1.6 12,179 12,525 2.8
Illinois 131 130 -0.8 1,120 1,124 0.4
Indiana 378 396 4.8 3,054 3,174 3.9
Iowa 504 505 0.2 4,044 4,083 1.0
Kansas 438 499 13.9 3,188 3,867 21.3
Michigan 1,065 1,093 2.6 8,342 8,632 3.5
Minnesota 902 921 2.1 7,068 7,258 2.7
New Mexico 480 478 -0.4 3,994 3,933 -1.5
New York 1,431 1,444 0.9 11,049 11,265 2.0
Ohio 478 478 0.0 3,853 3,868 0.4
Oregon 221 238 7.7 1,668 1,793 7.5
Pennsylvania 807 811 0.5 6,587 6,491 -1.5
South Dakota 467 506 8.4 3,569 3,838 7.5
Texas 1,533 1,611 5.1 12,108 12,738 5.2
Utah 196 189 -3.6 1,505 1,548 2.9
Vermont 215 214 -0.5 1,679 1,679 0.0
Virginia 115 120 4.3 945 958 1.4
Washington 486 485 -0.2 3,966 3,819 -3.7
Wisconsin 2,782 2,825 1.5 21,764 22,305 2.5
24 STATE TOTAL 18,827 19,172 1.8 148,817 152,727 2.6
EST. U.S. TOTAL 19,560 19,900 1.7 154,914 158,866 2.6
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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