US: dairy sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the United States dairy industry over a given time period.
The purpose of this report is two-fold:
- on the one hand, it highlights the complexity of the industry, which should be considered from several viewpoints:
the commodities area, the variety of dairy derivatives, imports, exports and domestic consumption; - on the other hand, it exemplifies the framework of a market that equates large domestic consumption figures (supported by import volumes) to large production figures.
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US: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
x 1.000 ton | ||||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Farms ('000) | 2.029 | 2.023 | 2.019 | 2.012 | ||||||
Number of cows ('000 head) | 9.358 | 9.347 | 9.434 | 9.381 | 9.466 | 9.381 | -0,9% | Jan-Apr 2022 | ||
Cow's milk production | 98.688 | 99.084 | 101.292 | 102.630 | 34.563 | 34.218 | -1,0% | Jan-Apr 2022 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +0,4% | +2,2% | +1,3% | |||||||
Farm-gate milk price € x 100 Kg ** | 30,41 | 36,76 | 35,00 | 34,59 | 31,15 | 49,00 | +57,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +20,9% | -4,8% | -1,2% | |||||||
Corn price (North West Iowa, IA) (€\Ton) | 109,6 | 130,3 | 116,8 | 194,4 | 185,3 | 252,1 (p) | +36,0% | Jan-May 2022 | ||
Soybeans price (Western Illinois, IL) (€\Ton) | 291,3 | 295,5 | 320,0 | 450,1 | 463,9 | 564,6 (p) | +21,7% | Jan-May 2022 | ||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Liquid milk | 21.425 | 21.050 | 21.027 | |||||||
Butter | 893 | 905 | 973 | 940 | 277 | 263 | -5,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Cream Sour | 636 | 646 | 663 | 678 | 164 | 167 | +1,5% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Cheese | 5.914 | 5.959 | 6.005 | 6.217 | 1.531 | 1.576 | +3,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
of which: | ||||||||||
Cheddar | 1.724 | 1.695 | 1.737 | 1.784 | 449 | 439 | -2,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Mozzarella | 1.981 | 2.039 | 2.019 | 2.036 | 505 | 526 | +4,2% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Cheddar american | 2.383 | 2.373 | 2.421 | 2.525 | 629 | 630 | +0,1% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Cottage Cream | 160 | 162 | 165 | 154 | 39 | 39 | -0,1% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Cottage Curd | 182 | 177 | 172 | 163 | 42 | 42 | -1,9% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Cottage Lowfat | 155 | 149 | 140 | 138 | 36 | 35 | -1,9% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
WMP (whole milk powder) | 65 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 17 | 16 | -1,5% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
NDM (skimmed milk powder) | 806 | 840 | 885 | 918 | 268 | 241 | -10,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
SMP (skimmed milk powder) | 254 | 260 | 315 | 317 | 66 | 48 | -26,7% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Whey powder | 453 | 443 | 435 | 424 | 108 | 106 | -2,1% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Condensed milk (Whole and Skimmed Canned Milk) | 194 | 203 | 262 | |||||||
Lactose | 525 | 556 | 508 | 522 | 124 | 131 | +5,6% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
WPC (Whey Protein Concentrate) | 233 | 223 | 217 | 231 | 54 | 59 | +9,6% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
WPI 90 (Whey Protein Isolated) | 55 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 15 | 16 | +4,9% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Yogurt | 2.020 | 1.986 | 2.050 | 2.151 | 549 | 536 | -2,5% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Frozen Yogurt (Mio Litri) | 208 | 215 | 134 | 176 | 41 | 45 | +10,8% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Ice cream, regular, hard (Mio Litri) | 2.749 | 2.685 | 2.872 | 2.736 | 699 | 656 | -6,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Ice cream lowfat, total (Mio Litri) | 1.742 | 1.794 | 1.826 | 1.744 | 446 | 380 | -14,9% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
of which: | ||||||||||
Ice cream, lowfat, hard (Mio Litri) | 770 | 902 | 947 | 870 | 235 | 203 | -13,9% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Ice cream, lowfat, soft (Mio Litri) | 971 | 892 | 880 | 874 | 211 | 177 | -16,1% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Ice cream, nonfat, hard (Mio Litri) | 29 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 5,8 | 6,6 | +13,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
EXPORT | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and pack. milk (HS 040110+040120) |
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91 | 106 | 105 | 121 | 26 | 28 | +7,7% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
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24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 6,4 | 6,7 | +5,7% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
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17 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 2,6 | 4,8 | +79,6% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Butter (HS 0405) |
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52 | 29 | 27 | 58 | 12 | 19 | +62,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
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24 | 7,0 | 5,1 | 13 | 1,2 | 4,2 | +255,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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349 | 361 | 358 | 407 | 93 | 105 | +12,7% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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715 | 704 | 816 | 894 | 221 | 203 | -8,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
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48 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 10 | 9,1 | -11,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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541 | 439 | 546 | 593 | 150 | 141 | -6,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
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508 | 404 | 504 | 552 | 140 | 132 | -6,1% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Casein (HS 350110) |
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1,9 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,8 | 0,4 | 0,5 | +34,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Caseinates (HS 350190) |
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2,0 | 1,5 | 1,6 | 2,1 | 0,5 | 0,7 | +24,6% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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305 | 293 | 303 | 325 | 74 | 81 | +9,6% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Lactose edible (HS 170299) |
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87 | 85 | 76 | 69 | 14 | 12 | -15,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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34 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 7,3 | 9,3 | +27,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403) |
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16 | 17 | 37 | 42 | 9,7 | 9,4 | -2,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
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167 | 163 | 177 | 170 | 42 | 39 | -7,1% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (HS 350220) |
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43 | 48 | 59 | 65 | 16 | 15 | -7,8% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
IMPORT | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and pack. milk (HS 040110+040120) |
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7,9 | 12 | 33 | 35 | 8,8 | 7,6 | -13,7% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
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27 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 4,2 | 3,9 | -7,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
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37 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 7,0 | 8,3 | +18,7% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Butter (HS 0405) |
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58 | 68 | 69 | 63 | 13 | 13 | +0,5% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
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20 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 3,3 | 3,1 | -7,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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176 | 181 | 165 | 188 | 39 | 41 | +4,2% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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1,2 | 0,5 | 0,7 | 0,4 | 0,1 | 0,2 | +208,8% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
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8,8 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 3,3 | 3,5 | +8,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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86 | 91 | 84 | 84 | 22 | 22 | -3,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
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47 | 48 | 41 | 44 | 10 | 11 | +2,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Casein (HS 350110) |
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46 | 49 | 46 | 53 | 13 | 18 | +38,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Caseinates (HS 350190) |
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20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 5,1 | 4,7 | -6,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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2,3 | 3,2 | 2,7 | 2,9 | 0,8 | 0,8 | -0,5% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Lactose edible (HS 170299) |
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0,4 | 0,3 | 0,5 | 0,4 | 0,1 | 0,1 | +14,9% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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6,0 | 3,3 | 9,4 | 17 | 3,3 | 5,4 | +60,5% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403) |
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17 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 6,2 | 7,7 | +24,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
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155 | 181 | 199 | 230 | 55 | 61 | +11,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (HS 350220) |
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13 | 14 | 8,5 | 14 | 3,0 | 2,6 | -12,8% | Jan-Mar 2022 | |
STOCK (al 31 December) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Butter | 81 | 86 | 124 | 90 | 161 | 128 | -20,4% | Mar 2022 | ||
Cheese (no fresh cheese) | 610 | 600 | 633 | 654 | 666 | 661 | -0,7% | Mar 2022 | ||
SMP Human Use | 125 | 112 | 131 | 115 | 142 | 131 | -8,0% | Mar 2022 | ||
SMP Animal Use | 7,3 | 5,7 | 3,9 | 2,7 | 4,7 | 3,5 | -25,5% | Mar 2022 | ||
WMP (Whole Milk Powder) | 7,1 | 5,5 | 7,7 | 11 | 7,0 | 11 | +58,9% | Mar 2022 | ||
Condensed milk (Whole and Skimmed Canned Milk) | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | ||||||
Whey Powder Human Use | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 31 | +7,5% | Mar 2022 | ||
Whey Powder Animal Use | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,3 | 0,3 | 0,4 | 0,4 | -15,3% | Mar 2022 | ||
WPC | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 31 | +9,2% | Mar 2022 | ||
I° Classification | ||||||||||
- WPC Human Use | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 30 | +8,9% | Mar 2022 | ||
- WPC Animal Use | 0,5 | 0,3 | 0,4 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,8 | +20,3% | Mar 2022 | ||
2° Classification | ||||||||||
- WPC 25-49.9% s.s. | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | -4,8% | Mar 2022 | ||
- WPC 50-89.9% s.s. | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 21 | +17,7% | Mar 2022 | ||
Lactose | 48 | 50 | 56 | 74 | 58 | 76 | +32,3% | Mar 2022 | ||
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 5.675 | 5.751 | 5.750 | 5.956 | 5.956 | 6.080 | +2,1% | Jan-Dec 2022 | Butter | 898 | 940 | 978 | 985 | 985 | 1.011 | +2,6% | Jan-Dec 2022 | SMP | 362 | 414 | 393 | 309 | 309 | 315 | +1,9% | Jan-Dec 2022 | WMP | 31 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 28 | -24,3% | Jan-Dec 2022 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 17,35 | 17,48 | 17,37 | 17,89 | ||||||
Butter | 2,75 | 2,86 | 2,95 | 2,96 | ||||||
SMP | 1,11 | 1,26 | 1,19 | 0,93 | ||||||
WMP | 0,09 | 0,11 | 0,10 | 0,11 | ||||||
% Self-sufficiency | 110,6% | 110,4% | 111,6% | 112,9% | ||||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022(f) | % | Period | ||
GDP (gross domestic product) | 2,92% | 2,29% | -3,40% | 5,67% | 5,67% | 2,83% | Jan-Dic 2022 | |||
CPI (consumer price index) | 2,44% | 1,81% | 1,23% | 4,70% | 4,70% | 6,78% | Jan-Dic 2022 | |||
Population ('000) | 327.096 | 329.065 | 331.003 | 332.915 | ||||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 63.056 | 65.254 (e) | 63.416 (e) | |||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 53.394 | 58.286(e) | 55.484(e) | |||||||
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(p): partial data
(f): forecast
** Fluid Grade
NOTE:Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)
METRIC CONVERSION FACTORS | ||||
1 Hectare = 2.4710 Acres; 1 Kilogram = 2.2046 Pounds | ||||
1 Metric Ton | := | Domestic Unit | * | Factor |
Wheat & Soybeans | := | bushels | * | 0.027216 |
Rice | := | cwt | * | 0.045359 |
Rapeseed & Sunflowerseed | := | cwt | * | 0.045359 |
Corn, Sorghum & Rye | := | bushels | * | 0.025401 |
Barley | := | bushels | * | 0.021772 |
Oats | := | bushels | * | 0.014515 |
Sugar | := | short tons | * | 0.907185 |
Cotton | := | 480-lb bales | * | 0.217720 |
UK cwt: in UK CWT is "long hundred weight" (long is equivalent to gross) = 112 lbs, that equals to 50.8024 Kg. USA cwt : in USA CWT is "short hundred weight" (short is equivalent to net)=100 lbs, that equals to 45.3592 Kg. |
Source:
Raw material area: USDA, ERS; Cow's milk production: National Agricultural Statistics Service
Dairy production: National Agricultural Statistics Service and USDA
Export and Import: Census Bureau
Consumption: FAS-USDA
GDP and CPI: Intesa Sanpaolo
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: FAO
Note: Self-sufficiency rate = Milk deliveries/(Domestic use in milk equivalent ME)
Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME
The Self-sufficiency rate does not consider the trade of FFMP (fat-filled milk powder) - HS 190190 and the infant milk formula.
Last update: 2022-05-20
US: Export on Production | |||||
Product | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jan-Mar 2022 |
Butter | 3,2% | 2,8% | 6,2% | 7,9% | 7,2% |
Cheese | 6,1% | 6,0% | 6,5% | 7,7% | 6,6% |
WMP | 61,7% | 61,6% | 59,2% | 71,7% | 55,7% |
SMP | 79,3% | 87,4% | 92,5% | 79,3% | 70,2% |
Whey | 73,5% | 93,5% | 96,5% | 71,6% | 60,1% |
Lactose | 68,0% | 74,5% | 75,5% | 79,2% | 70,5% |
SMP: SMP+NDM Production, SMP (040210) Export Code
Whey: Whey + WPC (25% - 50%) Production, Whey (0404) Export Code
Lactose: Lactose Production, Lactose edible + pharmaceutical (170211+170219) Export Code