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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 15.16    
Dairy Product Production - September 2026
 
September 25 September 26 % Change YTD 2025* YTD 2026³ % Change
Cheese
American types1 475,989 464,255 -2.5 4,353,160 4,338,542 -0.3
Cheddar 323,844 310,217 -4.2 3,004,901 2,986,500 -0.6
Other American 152,145 154,038 1.2 1,348,259 1,352,042 0.3
Blue & Gorgonzola 6,667 8,363 25.4 63,088 64,048 1.5
Brick & Muenster 15,960 16,905 5.9 157,260 156,927 -0.2
Cream & Neufchatel 100,720 97,969 -2.7 835,266 870,734 4.2
Feta 14,339 11,570 -19.3 121,708 117,760 -3.2
Gouda 6,890 7,675 11.4 66,409 74,785 12.6
Hispanic 42,138 42,871 1.7 357,110 361,845 1.3
Italian types 521,500 545,820 4.7 4,684,454 4,900,190 4.6
Mozzarella 406,694 424,588 4.4 3,713,546 3,826,227 3.0
Parmesan 45,712 52,464 14.8 390,389 466,404 19.5
Provolone 33,328 33,904 1.7 290,635 294,064 1.2
Ricotta 21,685 20,988 -3.2 177,302 185,254 4.5
Romano 4,423 4,194 -5.2 39,042 41,107 5.3
Other Italian 9,658 9,682 0.2 73,540 87,134 18.5
Swiss 26,770 24,898 -7.0 240,331 247,097 2.8
All other types 13,539 12,722 -6.0 119,188 118,826 -0.3
TOTAL CHEESE 1,224,512 1,233,048 0.7 10,997,974 11,250,754 2.3
Butter 183,898 204,005 10.9 1,811,706 1,928,711 6.5
Cottage Cheese - curd 44,901 50,660 12.8 382,283 442,925 15.9
Cottage Cheese - cream 39,398 42,914 8.9 351,931 383,907 9.1
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 38,029 41,089 8.0 316,305 349,808 10.6
Sour Cream 124,270 125,897 1.3 1,116,163 1,109,938 -0.6
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 464,999 485,603 4.4 3,998,090 4,209,201 5.3
Dry Whole Milk 6,562 6,745 2.8 99,304 92,215 -7.1
NDM - Human 124,854 129,425 3.7 1,295,713 1,420,275 9.6
Skim Milk Powders2 46,395 19,109 -58.8 371,361 275,870 -25.7
Dry Skim - Animal 841 553 -34.2 6,410 6,585 2.7
Dry Buttermilk 10,967 10,535 -3.9 111,835 99,547 -11.0
Cond. Whey - Human 10,031 10,376 3.4 93,054 95,918 3.1
Dry Whey - Human 67,979 70,296 3.4 618,783 678,977 9.7
Dry Whey - Animal 1,127 1,403 24.5 21,950 11,612 -47.1
Lactose - Human & Animal 94,666 92,025 -2.8 761,609 830,458 9.0
WPC - Human 40,775 40,280 -1.2 368,697 360,866 -2.1
WPC - Animal 2,184 1,504 -31.1 8,890 12,246 37.8
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 11,365 8,007 -29.5 94,506 73,567 -22.2
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 31,594 33,777 6.9 283,081 299,545 5.8
Protein Isolates 18,802 20,466 8.9 156,415 167,278 6.9
Ice Cream, hard 59,085 62,379 5.6 562,387 579,705 3.1
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 31,162 32,142 3.1 303,774 315,620 3.9
Frozen Yogurt 2,377 2,138 -10.1 26,108 25,940 -0.6
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.
*YTD 2025 numbers are revised.
3YTD includes current plus revised previous months' data. *YTD 2026 numbers are revised.

Milk Production — September 2026

September 25 September 26 Pct. Chg. YTD 2025 YTD 2026 Pct. Chg.
Arizona 368 350 -4.9 3,590 3,623 0.9
California 3,289 3,290 0.0 30,753 31,110 1.2
Colorado 450 468 4.0 4,100 4,274 4.2
Florida 160 163 1.9 1,567 1,630 4.0
Georgia 168 180 7.1 1,560 1,653 6.0
Idaho 1,541 1,595 3.5 13,720 14,135 3.0
Illinois 136 133 -2.2 1,256 1,262 0.5
Indiana 376 404 7.4 3,430 3,581 4.4
Iowa 496 501 1.0 4,540 4,596 1.2
Kansas 429 492 14.7 3,617 4,359 20.5
Michigan 1,042 1,081 3.7 9,384 9,732 3.7
Minnesota 875 895 2.3 7,943 8,153 2.6
New Mexico 467 466 -0.2 4,461 4,399 -1.4
New York 1,360 1,417 4.2 12,409 12,703 2.4
Ohio 459 469 2.2 4,312 4,350 0.9
Oregon 212 226 6.6 1,880 2,013 7.1
Pennsylvania 782 786 0.5 7,369 7,277 -1.2
South Dakota 458 494 7.9 4,027 4,333 7.6
Texas 1,500 1,562 4.1 13,608 14,299 5.1
Utah 188 182 -3.2 1,693 1,730 2.2
Vermont 207 207 0.0 1,886 1,885 -0.1
Virginia 112 112 0.0 1,057 1,067 0.9
Washington 461 469 1.7 4,427 4,284 -3.2
Wisconsin 2,694 2,782 3.3 24,458 25,135 2.8
24 STATE TOTAL 18,230 18,724 2.7 167,047 171,583 2.7
EST. U.S. TOTAL 18,942 19,443 2.6 173,856 178,448 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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