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US: Lactose Production
This page provides, in the given period, with:
  • a chart illustrating production trends over the last three years.
  • a table containing production figures, represented in pound unit;
  • the comparison graph between Lactose (human type) production trend in the US and wholesale prices (euro);
  • a comparison graph between Lactose, WPC and Dry Whey production, represented in pound unit.
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US Production
Lactose (human type) * ('000 lb)
Month 2004 2009 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ± % on
2018 		± % on
2017
January 53.252 58.839 95.675 90.148 88.943 92.320 94.822 111.586 +17,7% +20,9%
February 51.238 51.653 88.150 80.505 83.703 84.386 86.232 98.080 +13,7% +16,2%
March 56.234 59.717 100.126 92.896 92.796 95.317 100.861 114.527 +13,5% +20,2%
April 54.434 58.153 93.492 89.274 91.527 96.265 93.472 108.326(p) +15,9% +12,5%
May 58.001 59.639 98.151 87.054 93.097 93.634 96.204
June 56.859 60.429 102.836 90.187 93.713 96.082 95.874
July 55.809 61.168 101.775 90.346 97.841 98.117 98.603
August 54.615 62.065 90.223 86.506 92.635 96.679 97.273
September 54.361 60.066 91.925 85.121 94.882 94.903 91.391
October 56.238 63.926 90.542 83.290 89.840 93.098 90.025
November 55.426 61.927 86.166 82.477 86.943 86.105 103.137
December 59.154 64.977 93.169 91.172 92.947 97.251 110.406
Jan-Apr 215.158 228.362 377.443 352.823 356.969 368.288 375.387 432.519
% y-o-y ¹ - +6,1% +65,3% -6,5% +1,2% +3,2% +1,9% +15,2%
Total Year 665.621 722.559 1.132.230 1.048.976 1.098.867 1.124.157 1.158.300
% y-o-y ¹ - +8,6% +56,7% -7,4% +4,8% +2,3% +3,0%
Last Update: 05-06-2019
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2009, 2014, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
*: Conversion ratio: 1 Kg = 2.2046 lb
**: 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])
(p) = provisional
Source: USDA
  = Min Production in the last 5 years
  = Max Production in the last 5 years