# U.S. Dairy Industry Sees Growth in Production and Global Demand - Dairy Producer

> The July 2025 USDA Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook shows early-July wholesale prices with butter rising to $2.57/lb and nonfat dry milk at $1.28/lb, while cheddar fell 10 cents to $1.83/lb. Butter prices are also high in Oceania and Europe, and US herd expansion and rising production are continuing through 2026.

- Date: 2025-07-21 · published 2025-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23753-u-s-dairy-industry-sees-growth-in-production-and-global-demand-dairy-producer
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher butter and powder values alongside expanding US output point to mixed signals for milk returns, with cheese weakness pulling the other way.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2023-06-29 | [The Dairy Industry Is Growing To Keep Pace With Intense Global Demand - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35490-the-dairy-industry-is-growing-to-keep-pace-with-intense-global-demand-edairy.md) | -2.6% | -3.8% |
| MILK | 2021-02-04 | [Dairy product production sees greatest shift in dry milk - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48643-dairy-product-production-sees-greatest-shift-in-dry-milk-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +4.1% |
| MILK | 2025-05-20 | [USDA Raises 2025 U.S. Milk Production Forecast, Sees Slight Dip in 2026 Prices - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24676-usda-raises-2025-u-s-milk-production-forecast-sees-slight-dip-in-2026-prices.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| MILK | 2025-07-12 | [Cheese production continues to grow - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23757-cheese-production-continues-to-grow-dairy-star.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| MILK | 2020-01-03 | [Slow global milk production growth as expected - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4658-slow-global-milk-production-growth-as-expected-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- dairyproducer.com: https://www.dairyproducer.com/u-s-dairy-industry-sees-growth-in-production-and-global-demand/

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