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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.

Visit the pages below: Lactose Stocks - US

Month 2010 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 ± % on
2024
± % on
2023
January 66.526 90.148 85.413 92.548 94.587 90.193 89.669 93.082 +3,8% +3,2%
February 63.620 80.505 85.043 79.546 84.943 83.542 87.552 83.824 -4,3% +0,3%
March 76.286 92.896 95.875 98.787 93.521 98.668 98.763 100.368 +1,6% +1,7%
April 73.319 89.274 89.120 93.120 96.162 92.838 91.706 95.353(p) +4,0% +2,7%
May 75.812 87.054 90.928 95.929 94.985 95.558 92.772
June 78.516 90.187 103.160 96.586 98.429 98.125 94.183
July 80.418 90.346 100.752 100.170 95.345 94.224 95.088
August 80.143 86.506 96.736 94.813 93.173 92.371 94.905
September 78.448 85.121 94.712 93.179 91.193 95.253 94.098
October 75.599 83.290 95.652 93.184 91.462 90.017 91.558
November 77.068 82.477 88.344 88.654 88.620 84.059 84.900
December 82.671 91.172 94.712 95.704 89.419 90.687 93.434
Jan-Apr 279.751 352.823 355.451 364.001 369.213 365.241 367.690 372.627
% y-o-y ¹ +17,2% +26,1% +0,7% +2,4% +1,4% -1,1% +0,7% +1,3%
Total Year 908.426 1.048.976 1.120.447 1.122.220 1.111.839 1.105.535 1.108.628
% y-o-y ¹ +27,2% +15,5% +6,8% +0,2% -0,9% -0,6% +0,3%
Last Update: 06-06-2025
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
*: Conversion ratio: 1 Kg = 2.2046 lb
(p) = provisional
Source: USDA
 
Min Production in the last 5 years
 
Max Production in the last 5 years