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Skimmed Milk Powder (Nonfat Dry Milk), US

US Skimmed Milk Powderis one of the main benchmarks in the international dairy market. The combined analysis of prices, production, inventories, and exports provides valuable insights into supply and demand dynamics and helps explain the factors influencing price developments.

On this page, you can monitor the US Skimmed Milk Powder market through NonFat Dry Milk quotations published by USDA(United States Department of Agriculture),
together with production, inventory, and export data, analyzed both on a monthly basis and as rolling 12-month totals.

The analysis includes historical series, interactive charts, and comparisons with the main international Skimmed Milk Powder markets, allowing users to evaluate price trends and market dynamics. The charts below provide further insights into the historical comparison of Skimmed Milk Powder quotations in the US, Oceania, and Europe, the relationship between US Skimmed Milk Powder, Butter, and Cheddar prices, and the comparative evolution of US dollar prices for Skimmed Milk Powder and Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) in the United States.

US, West - Weekly prices of
Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP)
Nonfat Dry Milk, Low Medium Heat Mostly
US $ per lb US $ per ton € per ton
min / max min / max ± on prev. price min / max ± on prev. price
Friday 24 Jul 2026
1,4800 / 1,5600 3.263 / 3.439 -5,59% 2.868 / 3.023 -5,11%
Friday 17 Jul 2026
1,5600 / 1,6600 3.439 / 3.660 -1,23% 3.008 / 3.200 -1,27%
Friday 10 Jul 2026
1,5800 / 1,6800 3.483 / 3.704 -2,98% 3.048 / 3.240 -2,82%
Friday 3 Jul 2026
1,6400 / 1,7200 3.616 / 3.792 -4,00% 3.158 / 3.312 -4,39%
Friday 26 Jun 2026
1,6500 / 1,8500 3.638 / 4.079 -2,78% 3.191 / 3.577 -2,21%
Friday 19 Jun 2026
1,7500 / 1,8500 3.858 / 4.079 -8,86% 3.365 / 3.557 -8,07%
Friday 12 Jun 2026
1,9000 / 2,0500 4.189 / 4.519 -5,95% 3.621 / 3.907 -5,36%
Friday 5 Jun 2026
2,0500 / 2,1500 4.519 / 4.740 -4,11% 3.883 / 4.072 -4,08%
Friday 29 May 2026
2,1400 / 2,2400 4.718 / 4.938 -3,74% 4.052 / 4.241 -4,14%
Friday 22 May 2026
2,2200 / 2,3300 4.894 / 5.137 -0,22% 4.221 / 4.430 +0,06%
n.q.: not quoted price
Informative note

Source: USDA until 2001, December 31st Central-East Area and Heat Quality (Includes EXTRA GRADE and GRADE A)
              USDA starting from 2002 January, 1st: West Area, Low Medium Heat Quality; F.O.B. (Includes EXTRA GRADE and GRADE A)
              CME for prices of 4th, 11th, 18th October 2013 (min price: EXTRA GRADE; max price: GRADE A)

NOTE: The conversion US $ / € for each quotation is calculated using the exchange rate of the previous day.

USD

US
Price
of SMP

Rolling year
Source: USDA
Processed: CLAL

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Production
of SMP

Rolling year
Source: USDA
Processed: CLAL

US
Stock
of SMP

Rolling year
Source: USDA
Processed: CLAL

US
Export
of SMP

Rolling year
Source: Census Bureau
Processed: CLAL

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$/ton US
(Nonfat Dry Milk)
OCEANIA
Skimmed Milk Powder
(1,25% butterfat)
GERMANY
Skimmed Milk Powder
(Magermilchpulver
ADPI-Extra)

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025
January 1.529 2.143 2.769 2.550 3.759 2.961 2.629 3.023 2.661 +5,19% -11,96% 2.563 +1,74% -8,21% 2.464 +2,30% -4,97%
February 1.587 2.188 2.679 2.511 4.059 2.729 2.662 2.866 3.442 +29,35% +20,10% 2.906 +13,41% -1,06% 2.796 +13,51% +8,02%
March 1.545 2.136 2.425 2.550 4.068 2.644 2.599 2.597 3.822 +11,05% +47,16% 3.313 +13,98% +13,73% 3.090 +10,52% +15,78%
April 1.619 2.172 1.952 2.638 4.025 2.516 2.511 2.535 4.440 +16,15% +75,11% 3.581 +8,11% +21,14% 3.266 +5,68% +20,05%
May 1.806 2.282 1.964 2.911 3.883 2.571 2.502 2.652 4.949 +11,48% +86,62% 3.638 +1,57% +23,04% 3.442 +5,39% +26,91%
June 1.806 2.307 2.227 2.852 4.065 2.555 2.598 2.783 4.203 -15,09% +50,99% 3.669 +0,86% +29,01% 3.221 -6,43% +15,09%
July 1.702 2.287 2.234 2.735 3.863 2.453 2.604 2.767 3.549 -15,54% +28,29% 3.456 -5,79% +24,83% 3.172 -1,51% +14,33%
August 1.857 2.271 2.158 2.756 3.445 2.439 2.694 2.798
September 1.929 2.320 2.260 2.906 3.475 2.416 2.954 2.681
October 1.935 2.513 2.470 3.159 3.390 2.635 2.985 2.520
November 1.982 2.643 2.399 3.434 3.224 2.672 3.042 2.522
December 2.021 2.734 2.461 3.508 3.170 2.633 3.059 2.530
Average* 1.777 2.333 2.333 2.876 3.702 2.602 2.737 2.689 3.867 3.304 3.064
Change (1) -7,77% +31,32% +0,00% +23,26% +28,73% -29,71% +5,17% -1,72% +40,80% +14,67% +13,76%
* Arithmetic Average
1) change from the same period of previous year
NOTE: Conversion in US$ of monthly average price of German SMP is calculated using the average exchange rate of the reference month.
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