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US: Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) Production
This page contains:
  • a chart illustrating production trends over the last three years.
  • a table that reports the WPC Production trend over the past years;
  • a comparison graph between Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) Price and Production in the U.S.;
  • two links that display WPC Production distinguished by typology;
  • a comparison graph between Lactose, WPC and Dry Whey production, represented in pound unit.
Click here to display WPC Stocks.
Month 2011 2016 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ± % on
2025 		± % on
2024
January 34.871 42.602 41.628 38.640 40.992 43.441 39.594 40.364 +1,9% -7,1%
February 32.701 39.780 36.053 35.081 38.737 39.300 37.547 38.231 +1,8% -2,7%
March 36.809 41.851 40.808 36.764 43.031 44.487 44.051 41.557 -5,7% -6,6%
April 34.668 39.027 39.790 36.914 41.709 39.670 43.613 40.713 -6,6% +2,6%
May 36.669 39.349 40.618 36.329 43.800 43.757 42.333 44.347 +4,8% +1,3%
June 36.292 38.037 36.555 36.215 46.636 40.928 44.541 41.734 -6,3% +2,0%
July 34.683 38.437 38.576 36.463 43.510 38.955 42.031 41.070 -2,3% +5,4%
August 35.248 35.665 37.540 35.120 40.635 41.791 40.918 43.312 +5,9% +3,6%
September 35.571 36.745 37.492 38.654 40.632 39.747 42.959 41.784 -2,7% +5,1%
October 37.323 38.060 37.953 39.326 39.630 39.834 39.808
November 36.818 39.419 37.646 39.907 41.170 38.581 40.392
December 39.285 39.457 38.962 41.708 44.241 41.097 44.005
Jan-Sep 317.512 351.493 349.060 330.180 379.682 372.076 377.587 373.112
% y-o-y ¹ -2,5% +10,7% -0,7% -5,4% +15,0% -2,0% +1,5% -1,2%
Total Year 430.938 468.429 463.621 451.121 504.723 491.588 501.792
% y-o-y ¹ +0,8% +8,7% -1,0% -2,7% +11,9% -2,6% +2,1%
Last Update: 06-11-2026
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
Source: USDA
 
Min Production in the last 5 years
 
Max Production in the last 5 years

Display the WPC Production
distinguished in 25-49,9% and 50-89,9%

Display the WPC Production
distinguished in Animal Use and Human Use

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