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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Farms ('000) | 2.055 | 2.042 | 2.029 | 2.023 | ||||||
Number of cows ('000 head) | 9.341 | 9.419 | 9.358 | 9.347 | 8.803 | 8.837 | +0,4% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Cow's milk production | 96.346 | 97.762 | 98.688 | 99.084 | 99.084 | 101.252 | +2,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +1,5% | +0,9% | +0,4% | |||||||
Farm-gate milk price € x 100 Kg ** | 32,41 | 34,52 | 30,41 | 36,71 | 36,71 | 35,34 | -3,7% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +6,5% | -11,9% | +20,7% | |||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Liquid milk | 22.549 | 22.067 | 21.623 | |||||||
Butter | 834 | 838 | 893 | 905 | 905 | 964 | +6,6% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Cheese | 5.526 | 5.733 | 5.914 | 5.959 | 5.959 | 5.983 | +0,4% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Fresh cheese (Curd, Lowfat and Creamed Cottage Cheese) | 501 | 483 | 498 | 488 | ||||||
WMP (whole milk powder) | 45 | 56 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | -2,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
NDM (skimmed milk powder) | 795 | 832 | 806 | 840 | 840 | 882 | +5,0% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
SMP (skimmed milk powder) | 254 | 240 | 254 | 260 | 260 | 274 | +5,4% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Whey powder | 433 | 470 | 453 | 443 | 443 | 434 | -2,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Condensed milk (Whole and Skimmed Canned Milk) | 215 | 176 | 194 | 203 | ||||||
Lactose | 498 | 510 | 525 | 557 | 557 | 514 | -7,7% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
WPC (Whey Protein Concentrate) | 212 | 222 | 233 | 223 | 223 | 216 | -3,0% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
WPI 90 (Whey Protein Isolated) | 50 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | -1,4% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Yogurt (plain and flavoured) | 2.022 | 2.031 | 2.020 | 1.985 | ||||||
Frozen Yogurt (Mio Litri) | 253 | 238 | 190 | 235 | 235 | 224 | -4,7% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Ice cream, regular, hard (Mio Litri) | 2.957 | 2.768 | 2.749 | 2.685 | 2.685 | 2.804 | +4,4% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Ice cream lowfat, total (Mio Litri) | 1.650 | 1.747 | 1.742 | 1.759 | 1.759 | 1.723 | -2,1% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
of which: | ||||||||||
Ice cream, lowfat, hard (Mio Litri) | 770 | 681 | 770 | 902 | 902 | 942 | +4,5% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Ice cream, lowfat, soft (Mio Litri) | 880 | 1.065 | 971 | 858 | 858 | 781 | -9,0% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Ice cream, nonfat, hard (Mio Litri) | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 22 | -12,4% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
EXPORT | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and pack. milk (HS 040110+040120) |
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89 | 74 | 91 | 106 | 106 | 105 | -0,9% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
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28 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | -3,3% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
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17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | -38,7% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Butter (HS 0405) |
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29 | 34 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 29 | -13,1% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
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11 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 6,7 | -38,5% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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289 | 342 | 349 | 361 | 361 | 359 | -0,7% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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594 | 608 | 715 | 704 | 704 | 819 | +16,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
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32 | 27 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 39 | -2,1% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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493 | 540 | 541 | 439 | 439 | 544 | +23,9% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
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471 | 517 | 508 | 405 | 405 | 502 | +24,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Casein (HS 350110) |
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1,9 | 1,3 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 1,9 | +1,5% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Caseinates (HS 350190) |
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2,4 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 1,6 | +6,4% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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263 | 270 | 305 | 293 | 293 | 303 | +3,4% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Lactose edible (HS 170299) |
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99 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 76 | -11,6% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | -4,0% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403) |
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15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 37 | +122,9% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
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181 | 195 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 181 | +10,1% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (HS 350220) |
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35 | 36 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 59 | +23,5% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
IMPORT | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and pack. milk (HS 040110+040120) |
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4,1 | 8,4 | 7,9 | 12 | 12 | 33 | +185,9% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Cream (HS 040130+040140+040150) |
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9,7 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 25 | +35,3% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) |
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32 | 34 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 26 | -13,7% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Butter (HS 0405) |
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47 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 69 | +1,1% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat (HS 040590) |
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19 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 27 | +12,8% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) |
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205 | 183 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 165 | -8,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
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0,6 | 1,3 | 1,2 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,7 | +31,6% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
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17 | 22 | 8,8 | 14 | 14 | 23 | +61,4% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
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77 | 85 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 84 | -6,9% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
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33 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 41 | -13,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Casein (HS 350110) |
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56 | 50 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 46 | -6,9% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Caseinates (HS 350190) |
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24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | +5,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
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3,6 | 3,2 | 2,3 | 3,2 | 3,2 | 2,7 | -14,5% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Lactose edible (HS 170299) |
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0,2 | 0,7 | 0,4 | 0,3 | 0,3 | 0,5 | +76,1% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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3,7 | 5,9 | 6,0 | 3,3 | 3,3 | 9,2 | +177,3% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403) |
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12 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 25 | -4,2% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
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136 | 144 | 161 | 183 | 183 | 199 | +8,5% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (HS 350220) |
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13 | 8,4 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8,5 | -38,1% | Jan-Dec 2020 | |
STOCK (al 31 December) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Butter | 75 | 77 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 124 | +44,4% | Dec 2020 | ||
Cheese (no fresh cheese) | 544 | 581 | 610 | 600 | 600 | 633 | +5,6% | Dec 2020 | ||
SMP Human Use | 102 | 145 | 125 | 112 | 112 | 129 | +14,5% | Dec 2020 | ||
SMP Animal Use | 0,9 | 0,8 | 7,3 | 5,7 | 5,7 | 3,9 | -31,3% | Dec 2020 | ||
WMP (Whole Milk Powder) | 6,1 | 14 | 7,1 | 5,5 | 5,5 | 7,7 | +39,2% | Dec 2020 | ||
Condensed milk (Whole and Skimmed Canned Milk) | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 | ||||||
Whey Powder Human Use | 29 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | -7,8% | Dec 2020 | ||
Whey Powder Animal Use | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,3 | -27,7% | Dec 2020 | ||
WPC | 28 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | -5,6% | Dec 2020 | ||
I° Classification | ||||||||||
- WPC Human Use | 28 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | -6,0% | Dec 2020 | ||
- WPC Animal Use | 0,3 | 0,3 | 0,5 | 0,3 | 0,3 | 0,4 | +39,3% | Dec 2020 | ||
2° Classification | ||||||||||
- WPC 25-49.9% s.s. | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | +6,8% | Dec 2020 | ||
- WPC 50-89.9% s.s. | 18 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | -13,8% | Dec 2020 | ||
Lactose | 50 | 61 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 55 | +10,6% | Dec 2020 | ||
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 5.379 | 5.494 | 5.674 | 5.751 | 5.751 | 5.766 | +0,3% | Jan-Dec 2020 | Butter | 849 | 849 | 898 | 940 | 940 | 988 | +5,1% | Jan-Dec 2020 | SMP | 450 | 430 | 369 | 422 | 422 | 316 | -25,1% | Jan-Dec 2020 | WMP | 40 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 49 | +6,5% | Jan-Dec 2020 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 16,65 | 16,90 | 17,35 | 17,48 | 17,48 | 17,42 | -0,3% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
Butter | 2,63 | 2,61 | 2,75 | 2,86 | 2,86 | 2,98 | +4,5% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
SMP | 1,39 | 1,32 | 1,13 | 1,28 | 1,28 | 0,95 | -25,6% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
WMP | 0,12 | 0,16 | 0,16 | 0,14 | 0,14 | 0,15 | +5,9% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||
% Self-sufficiency | 108,1% | 108,8% | 110,6% | 110,4% | 111,7% | Jan-Dec 2020 | ||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020(f) | % | Period | ||
GDP (gross domestic product) | 1,71% | 2,33% | 3,00% | 2,16% | -3,38% | Jan-Dic 2020 | ||||
CPI (consumer price index) | 1,26% | 2,13% | 2,44% | 1,81% | 1,23% | Jan-Dic 2020 | ||||
Population ('000) | 323.016 | 325.085 | 327.096 | 329.065 | 329.065 | 331.003 | +0,6% | Jan-Dic 2020 | ||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 58.436 (e) | 61.134 (e) | 63.676 (e) | |||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 52.793(e) | 54.116(e) | 53.919(e) | |||||||
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(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: 2021-02-25
US: Export on Production | |||||
Product | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Dec 2020 | Jan-Dec 2020 |
Butter | 4,1% | 5,8% | 3,6% | 4,1% | 3,0% |
Cheese | 6,0% | 5,9% | 6,1% | 5,1% | 6,0% |
WMP | 49,3% | 74,0% | 61,7% | 56,6% | 61,8% |
SMP | 55,0% | 66,2% | 63,3% | 53,3% | 70,8% |
Whey | 58,6% | 57,1% | 47,5% | 61,0% | 59,8% |
Lactose | 71,1% | 74,8% | 68,0% | 61,1% | 73,7% |
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