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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.
US Total Production of
Whey Protein Concentrate  ('000 lb)
Month 2008 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ± % on
2017 		± % on
2016
January 36.042 39.262 44.325 44.061 42.602 40.329 43.461 +7,8% +2,0%
February 34.413 36.941 42.165 38.365 39.780 36.110 39.391 +9,1% -1,0%
March 38.048 41.742 45.076 42.234 41.851 42.354 44.932 +6,1% +7,4%
April 38.199 40.396 46.127 42.375 39.027 42.062 40.926 -2,7% +4,9%
May 38.806 43.391 46.630 43.812 39.349 41.612 41.870 +0,6% +6,4%
June 36.294 41.501 43.871 39.307 38.037 40.297 39.862 -1,1% +4,8%
July 38.545 40.265 44.876 41.736 38.437 41.192 39.798 -3,4% +3,5%
August 36.573 39.461 44.945 39.380 35.665 38.339 41.191 +7,4% +15,5%
September 34.830 39.386 41.621 37.474 36.745 38.720
October 37.619 45.542 46.972 41.302 38.060 40.796
November 35.541 43.194 46.066 40.137 39.419 40.551
December 37.799 46.567 47.428 42.766 39.457 41.914
Jan-Aug 296.920 322.959 358.015 331.270 314.748 322.295 331.431
% previous ¹ +13,2% +5,8% +10,9% -7,5% -5,0% +2,4% +2,8%
Total Year 442.709 497.648 540.102 492.949 468.429 484.276
% previous +12,5% +8,3% +8,5% -8,7% -5,0% +3,4%
Last Update: 05-10-2018
1) change from the same period of previous year
**: Adjusted for months of 30 days (Ex. The calculation of the production change of June compared to May is obtained by considering [June production] compared to [May production : 31 x 30])
Source: USDA

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

Display the WPC Production
distinguished in Animal Use and Human Use