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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 2009 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 ± % on
2023
± % on
2022
January 35.177 44.325 43.871 41.533 41.628 38.640 41.102 42.695 +3,9% +10,5%
February 32.340 42.165 38.551 35.636 36.053 35.081 38.859 38.710 -0,4% +10,3%
March 35.259 45.076 42.026 40.226 40.808 36.764 43.152 44.170 +2,4% +20,1%
April 32.971 46.127 40.639 37.511 39.790 36.914 41.819 39.233 -6,2% +6,3%
May 34.705 46.630 41.911 39.210 40.618 36.329 43.893 42.415 -3,4% +16,8%
June 34.572 43.871 39.516 40.297 36.555 36.215 43.643 40.541 -7,1% +11,9%
July 35.221 44.876 39.802 39.770 38.576 36.463 42.769 38.519 -9,9% +5,6%
August 35.284 44.945 39.903 40.143 37.540 35.120 40.792 41.444 +1,6% +18,0%
September 34.810 41.621 40.068 41.092 37.492 38.654 40.645 39.220 -3,5% +1,5%
October 35.830 46.972 40.672 40.064 37.953 39.326 39.688 40.538 +2,1% +3,1%
November 34.061 46.066 40.696 39.288 37.646 39.907 41.293 39.399 -4,6% -1,3%
December 34.785 47.428 43.106 43.105 38.962 41.708 44.300
Jan-Nov 380.230 492.674 447.655 434.770 424.659 409.413 457.655 446.884
% y-o-y ¹ - +29,6% -9,1% -2,9% -2,3% -3,6% +11,8% -2,4%
Total Year 415.015 540.102 490.761 477.875 463.621 451.121 501.955
% y-o-y ¹ - +30,1% -9,1% -2,6% -3,0% -2,7% +11,3%
Last Update: 07-01-2025
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2014, 2019, 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