69 Million Gallons: Ice Cream Production Soars 7% as Heat Stress Hits U.S. Milk Supply
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- Jul 9
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Production of ice cream soared to a 69.2-million-gallon volume on the May Dairy Products Report released ahead of the 4th of July holiday. That is a 7.1% increase in production from May 2025. Even last week, producers of ice cream were one of the key drivers in the weekly regional update, pulling large volumes of cream for producing America’s favorite summertime treat.
Not only was production higher, but overall advertisements were up 58% for conventional dairy and 42% for organic with the bulk of the money being spent on ice creams campaigns.
Ice cream wasn’t the only frozen treat to see a jump in production. Frozen yogurt climbed 2.7% from May of 2025 and Sherbet reached 1.95 million gallons of production, climbing an astounding 16.1% from last year. While that total volume may be small, it was the largest year over year increase for any dairy product.
By Sarah Jungman
July 08, 2026 08:47 AM
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