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US: Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) Production
This page contains:
  • a chart illustrating production trends over the last three years.
  • a table that reports the WPC Production trend over the past years;
  • a comparison graph between Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) Price and Production in the U.S.;
  • two links that display WPC Production distinguished by typology;
  • a comparison graph between Lactose, WPC and Dry Whey production, represented in pound unit.
Click here to display WPC Stocks.
Month 2010 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 ± % on
2024 		± % on
2023
January 34.765 44.061 41.533 41.628 38.640 40.992 43.441 38.597 -11,2% -5,8%
February 31.417 38.365 35.636 36.053 35.081 38.737 39.300 36.190 -7,9% -6,6%
March 37.775 42.234 40.226 40.808 36.764 43.031 44.487 40.715 -8,5% -5,4%
April 36.265 42.375 37.511 39.790 36.914 41.709 39.670
May 36.811 43.812 39.210 40.618 36.329 43.800 43.757
June 35.307 39.307 40.297 36.555 36.215 46.636 40.928
July 36.441 41.736 39.770 38.576 36.463 43.510 38.955
August 35.142 39.380 40.143 37.540 35.120 40.635 41.791
September 36.005 37.474 41.092 37.492 38.654 40.632 39.747
October 35.583 41.302 40.064 37.953 39.326 39.630 41.041
November 34.952 40.137 39.288 37.646 39.907 41.170 39.788
December 37.447 42.766 43.105 38.962 41.708 44.241 42.304
Jan-Mar 103.957 124.660 117.395 118.489 110.485 122.760 127.228 115.502
% y-o-y ¹ +17,3% +19,9% -5,8% +0,9% -6,8% +11,1% +3,6% -9,2%
Total Year 427.910 492.949 477.875 463.621 451.121 504.723 495.209
% y-o-y ¹ +11,5% +15,2% -3,1% -3,0% -2,7% +11,9% -1,9%
Last Update: 07-05-2025
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2010, 2015, 2020, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
Source: USDA
 
Min Production in the last 5 years
 
Max Production in the last 5 years

Display the WPC Production
distinguished in 25-49,9% and 50-89,9%

Display the WPC Production
distinguished in Animal Use and Human Use