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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 2009 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 ± % on
2023 		± % on
2022
January 158.484 138.661 177.280 184.097 210.168 170.437 175.602 138.296 -21,2% -18,9%
February 126.359 141.187 153.417 174.728 182.471 168.997 177.583 147.081 -17,2% -13,0%
March 137.811 167.853 161.829 173.655 198.254 191.815 199.390 183.977 -7,7% -4,1%
April 142.028 160.342 167.758 202.626 193.792 195.821 198.521 174.167 -12,3% -11,1%
May 150.452 162.139 173.666 157.234 205.470 192.677 206.532 169.098 -18,1% -12,2%
June 146.065 148.648 157.948 145.033 185.604 168.971 173.093 127.495 -26,3% -24,5%
July 133.175 166.602 172.329 169.138 155.789 165.726 133.356 121.881(p) -8,6% -26,5%
August 107.049 116.134 132.525 147.194 121.559 133.625 112.079
September 87.598 112.467 117.806 126.249 119.384 122.804 99.972
October 92.800 134.973 132.716 141.249 145.721 124.037 128.569
November 102.289 151.402 138.967 155.434 161.011 155.743 116.818
December 127.412 164.224 164.869 175.252 167.804 164.711 146.889
Jan-Jul 994.374 1.085.432 1.164.227 1.206.511 1.331.548 1.254.444 1.264.077 1.061.995
% y-o-y ¹ +7,3% +9,2% +7,3% +3,6% +10,4% -5,8% +0,8% -16,0%
Total Year 1.511.522 1.764.632 1.851.110 1.951.889 2.047.027 1.955.364 1.868.404
% y-o-y ¹ +7,0% +16,7% +4,9% +5,4% +4,9% -4,5% -4,4%
Last Update: 07-09-2024
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2009, 2014, 2019, 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 2009 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 ± % on
2023 		± % on
2022
January 17.663 60.401 36.153 41.232 48.065 51.932 56.002 56.918 +1,6% +9,6%
February 22.693 36.621 33.901 38.751 43.967 40.138 47.623 36.240 -23,9% -9,7%
March 24.432 43.272 48.274 55.841 52.575 42.902 48.544 28.313 -41,7% -34,0%
April 24.645 49.951 46.244 51.611 55.977 44.613 45.797 35.840 -21,7% -19,7%
May 26.697 59.441 26.604 56.669 48.496 50.753 46.555 41.852 -10,1% -17,5%
June 16.796 53.036 52.062 60.519 54.174 54.406 49.722 60.457 +21,6% +11,1%
July 14.023 28.514 46.708 61.369 64.413 61.008 72.400 62.388(p) -13,8% +2,3%
August 10.677 54.073 60.768 69.232 72.450 65.551 71.296
September 12.585 40.931 58.764 81.084 72.120 68.422 67.711
October 10.174 43.443 47.386 63.309 77.649 65.285 54.046
November 18.924 30.635 50.955 64.961 59.550 49.110 70.722
December 22.601 43.186 64.893 50.648 48.567 63.766 64.201
Jan-Jul 146.949 331.236 289.946 365.992 367.667 345.752 366.643 322.008
% y-o-y ¹ - +125,4% -12,5% +26,2% +0,5% -6,0% +6,0% -12,2%
Total Year 221.910 543.504 572.712 695.226 698.003 657.886 694.619
% y-o-y ¹ - +144,9% +5,4% +21,4% +0,4% -5,7% +5,6%
Last Update: 07-09-2024
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2014, 2019, 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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