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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 38.597 40.364 +4,6% -7,1%
February 32.701 39.780 36.053 35.081 38.737 39.300 36.190 38.307 +5,8% -2,5%
March 36.809 41.851 40.808 36.764 43.031 44.487 42.310
April 34.668 39.027 39.790 36.914 41.709 39.670 42.124
May 36.669 39.349 40.618 36.329 43.800 43.757 41.794
June 36.292 38.037 36.555 36.215 46.636 40.928 42.955
July 34.683 38.437 38.576 36.463 43.510 38.955 40.977
August 35.248 35.665 37.540 35.120 40.635 41.791 40.430
September 35.571 36.745 37.492 38.654 40.632 39.747 42.190
October 37.323 38.060 37.953 39.326 39.630 41.041 41.710
November 36.818 39.419 37.646 39.907 41.170 39.788 42.280
December 39.285 39.457 38.962 41.708 44.241 42.304 46.628
Jan-Feb 67.572 82.382 77.681 73.721 79.729 82.741 74.787 78.671
% y-o-y ¹ -5,6% +21,9% -5,7% -5,1% +8,1% +3,8% -9,6% +5,2%
Total Year 430.938 468.429 463.621 451.121 504.723 495.209 498.185
% y-o-y ¹ +0,8% +8,7% -1,0% -2,7% +11,9% -1,9% +0,6%
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
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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