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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.

Visit the pages below: SMP Stock - US

Month 2011 2016 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ± % on
2025 		± % on
2024
January 114.896 137.463 210.168 170.437 175.602 139.032 154.663 151.434 -2,1% +8,9%
February 106.785 142.978 182.471 168.997 177.583 147.100 146.611 159.310(p) +8,7% +8,3%
March 124.065 172.003 198.254 191.815 199.390 184.846 168.003
April 145.323 170.796 193.792 195.821 198.521 173.911 162.873
May 147.290 165.837 205.470 192.677 206.532 167.726 156.267
June 145.125 146.643 185.604 168.971 173.093 127.609 140.491
July 131.502 150.787 155.789 165.726 133.356 120.950 128.617
August 113.299 117.550 121.559 133.625 112.079 114.903 122.755
September 103.115 125.486 119.384 122.804 99.972 117.057 118.231
October 99.751 140.051 145.721 124.037 128.563 124.669 120.644
November 119.686 128.105 161.011 155.743 116.815 120.137 108.017
December 148.640 154.935 167.804 164.711 146.889 130.715 127.362
Jan-Feb 221.681 280.441 392.639 339.434 353.185 286.132 301.274 310.744
% y-o-y ¹ -4,5% +26,5% +40,0% -13,6% +4,1% -19,0% +5,3% +3,1%
Total Year 1.499.477 1.752.634 2.047.027 1.955.364 1.868.395 1.668.655 1.654.534
% y-o-y ¹ +20,6% +16,9% +16,8% -4,5% -4,4% -10,7% -0,8%
Last Update: 03-04-2026
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2011, 2016, 2021, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
(p) = provisional
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service
 
Min Production in the last 5 years
 
Max Production in the last 5 years
Month 2011 2016 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ± % on
2025 		± % on
2024
January 39.988 51.225 48.065 51.932 55.752 64.335 34.514 47.134 +36,6% -26,7%
February 36.209 40.201 43.967 40.138 47.623 43.609 30.762 28.223(p) -8,3% -35,3%
March 41.788 40.564 52.575 42.902 48.544 38.561 33.980
April 27.008 43.189 55.977 44.613 45.617 44.858 35.471
May 35.667 50.865 48.496 50.753 46.305 49.678 47.322
June 33.284 55.853 54.174 54.406 49.436 68.813 56.746
July 39.653 48.815 64.413 61.008 72.149 51.855 44.361
August 38.677 46.426 72.450 65.551 71.099 48.679 42.317
September 35.593 38.447 72.120 68.422 67.121 53.295 43.705
October 41.985 41.475 77.649 65.285 53.520 39.853 35.511
November 39.586 47.389 59.550 49.110 70.321 44.990 40.517
December 36.579 54.726 48.567 63.766 63.447 50.824 50.146
Jan-Feb 76.197 91.426 92.032 92.070 103.375 107.944 65.276 75.357
% y-o-y ¹ +38,6% +20,0% +0,7% +0,0% +12,3% +4,4% -39,5% +15,4%
Total Year 446.017 559.175 698.003 657.886 690.934 599.350 495.352
% y-o-y ¹ +65,0% +25,4% +24,8% -5,7% +5,0% -13,3% -17,4%
Last Update: 03-04-2026
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2011, 2016, 2021, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
(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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