Milk powder inventories were tight at the end of May, and while that partially helps explain why CME spot nonfat dry milk (NDM) powder prices have soared this year, additional increases in milk production could soon shift the supply-and-demand picture for U.S. milk powders. “Increases in milk production could result in more skim and nonfat dry milk powder output and, eventually, lower prices,” said Sarina Sharp, analyst with the Daily Dairy Report. “While cheese plants have b

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Last week, the USDA released the monthly Dairy Products Report. Most products reported higher production from last year with the most notable decline in production in whey protein concentrate, coming in at 38.8 million pounds produced, a reduction of 11 percent from 2025. Total cheese output excluding cottage cheese was 1.27 billion pounds, which was 4.2 percent above last April and 0.3 percent above last month. Italian type cheese production totaled 556 million pounds which