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US: skimmed milk powder production
This page contains:
  • two graphs and two tables giving us an overview of monthly production of Nonfat Dry Milk and SMP, expressed in pounds, over a given period.
  • a chart comparing data for the monthly production of Skimmed Milk Powder (Nonfat Dry Milk and SMP *) in the U.S. and wholesale market price trends over a given time period;
  • two graphs showing the annual and the cumulative monthly SMP production trend in the EU-28, New Zealand and the U.S.

* Nonfat dry milk (NDM) and skimmed milk powder (SMP) are very similar but are defined by two different sets of regulations and authorities. NDM is defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, while SMP is defined by CODEX Alimentarius. Both are obtained by removing water from pasteurized skim milk. Both contain 5% or less moisture (by weight) and 1.5% or less milkfat (by weight). The difference is that skimmed milk powder has a minimum milk protein content of 34%, whereas nonfat dry milk has no standardized protein level.

N.B.:
Produced in 80 production plants, the United States is one of the world's largest manufacturers of Skimmed Milk Powder.

Most of the plants are located in strategic locations, close to large urban conurbations in the northern part of the East Coast, in California and in the south central area of the US (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado).
Massive quantities of SMP are provided by Dairy America, an Association of Cooperatives that counts among its members Agri-Mark Inc., California Dairies Inc., Land O'Lakes Inc., Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Association, O-AT-KA Milk Producers Inc., United Dairymen of Arizona, Dairy Farmers of America and Lone Star Milk Producers.

The reasons why the US is such a dominant supplier of SMP are that it has a considerable number of pastures at its disposal, it has made substantial investments in research and development, it adopts strict health regulations and quality standards and boasts efficient manufacturing systems (many US plants are able to adapt production around market needs). It is also able to produce all year round, even in winter.

The fluctuating production of SMP adapts to both the logic of the commodity's various uses as well as market demands, including international.

The prices (as regulated by the Dairy Export Incentive Program, or DEIP) and stocks are affected by both industry production trends and international price trends, which, in turn, are affected by the euro-dollar exchange rate.

US Skimmed Milk Powder Production
Nonfat Dry Milk (NDM)  '000 lb
Month 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ± % on
2019 		± % on
2018
January 93.920 129.679 167.705 137.463 153.868 161.635 177.280 176.259 -0,6% +9,0%
February 98.247 118.999 150.960 142.978 143.252 156.683 153.417 159.128 +3,7% +1,6%
March 110.980 138.305 180.878 172.003 160.931 176.444 161.829 172.389 +6,5% -2,3%
April 113.311 152.945 180.771 170.796 172.840 169.809 167.758 195.159 +16,3% +14,9%
May 126.303 154.757 180.013 165.837 167.912 166.086 173.666 158.591 -8,7% -4,5%
June 126.164 136.990 165.441 146.643 162.827 152.403 157.948 146.689(p) -7,1% -3,7%
July 110.698 131.704 155.265 150.787 151.831 151.093 172.329
August 88.260 119.562 123.892 117.550 136.767 128.619 132.525
September 72.135 109.286 119.974 125.486 134.587 114.295 117.806
October 74.729 114.595 118.360 140.051 145.008 122.287 132.716
November 90.162 116.653 127.939 128.105 141.440 134.764 138.880
December 105.404 139.043 151.150 154.935 164.014 143.385 164.869
Jan-Jun 668.925 831.675 1.025.768 935.720 961.630 983.060 991.898 1.008.215
% y-o-y ¹ -18,0% +24,3% +23,3% -8,8% +2,8% +2,2% +0,9% +1,6%
Total Year 1.210.313 1.562.518 1.822.348 1.752.634 1.835.277 1.777.503 1.851.023
% y-o-y ¹ -16,6% +29,1% +16,6% -3,8% +4,7% -3,1% +4,1%
Last Update: 05-08-2020
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2005, 2010, 2015, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
**: 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: National Agricultural Statistics Service
  = Min Production in the last 5 years
  = Max Production in the last 5 years
US Skimmed Milk Powder Production
SMP  '000 lb
Month 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ± % on
2019 		± % on
2018
January 24.851 20.581 41.107 51.225 55.590 41.890 36.153 40.119 +11,0% -4,2%
February 26.790 22.029 33.320 40.201 41.391 35.658 33.901 38.434 +13,4% +7,8%
March 28.148 27.796 39.442 40.564 52.693 39.654 48.274 40.843 -15,4% +3,0%
April 25.354 14.463 33.099 43.189 50.206 49.968 46.244 40.394 -12,7% -19,2%
May 21.703 17.146 35.538 50.865 51.012 50.763 26.604 47.070 +76,9% -7,3%
June 25.626 32.708 34.676 55.853 39.515 59.377 52.062 61.253(p) +17,7% +3,2%
July 32.014 22.626 34.882 48.815 47.842 47.498 46.708
August 34.938 15.075 39.288 46.426 44.813 47.558 60.768
September 32.433 17.469 26.837 38.447 29.102 46.694 58.764
October 30.253 17.522 39.723 41.475 25.965 48.580 47.386
November 13.123 19.205 44.940 47.389 41.609 42.563 50.955
December 27.500 27.184 43.472 54.726 49.895 50.091 64.893
Jan-Jun 152.472 134.723 217.182 281.897 290.407 277.310 243.238 268.113
% y-o-y ¹ - -11,6% +61,2% +29,8% +3,0% -4,5% -12,3% +10,2%
Total Year 322.733 253.804 446.324 559.175 529.633 560.294 572.712
% y-o-y ¹ - -21,4% +75,9% +25,3% -5,3% +5,8% +2,2%
Last Update: 05-08-2020
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2010, 2015, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
**: 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: National Agricultural Statistics Service
  = Min Production in the last 5 years
  = Max Production in the last 5 years
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