# USDA Dairy Products Report July 2026: Cheese, Butter, and Dry Milk Trends - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> NASS reported July 2026 US cheese output at 1.26 billion pounds, up 2.1 percent year over year, with Italian-type up and American-type down. Butter output rose 5.5 percent from a year earlier but fell 9.0 percent from June, and dry whey rose 17.3 percent.

- Date: 2026-09-03 · published 2026-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17489-usda-dairy-products-report-july-2026-cheese-butter-and-dry-milk-trends-news-and
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Growing cheese and whey output adds to dairy solids supply, which tends to keep processing-product prices under pressure. Butter's monthly decline is a small offset.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-01-06 | [USDA Dairy Production Report: Surprising Trends in Cheese, Butter, and Milk Output for November 2024 \| The Bullvine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26522-usda-dairy-production-report-surprising-trends-in-cheese-butter-and-milk-output.md) | -1.3% | -0.4% |
| MILK | 2020-01-31 | [Two thirds of EU milk used to make cheese and butter - Products Eurostat News - Eurostat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55102-two-thirds-of-eu-milk-used-to-make-cheese-and-butter-products-eurostat-news.md) | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| MILK | 2026-08-14 | [Dairy Product, Milk Price Forecasts Mixed In Latest USDA Projections - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17911-dairy-product-milk-price-forecasts-mixed-in-latest-usda-projections-cheese.md) | +0.2% | -2.7% |
| MILK | 2026-05-15 | [USDA Raises 2026 Milk Production Forecast; Price Forecasts Mixed - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19256-usda-raises-2026-milk-production-forecast-price-forecasts-mixed-cheese-reporter.md) | -0.2% | -5.7% |
| MILK | 2023-12-23 | [Midwest cheesemakers report steady production - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32702-midwest-cheesemakers-report-steady-production-dairy-star.md) | -0.1% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-dairy-products-report-july-2026-cheese-output-up-butter-down/

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