# Cheese production continues to grow - Dairy Star

> The June Federal Order Class III milk price was announced at $18.82/cwt, up 25 cents from May but $1.05 below a year earlier. US cheese output rose 1.4% from April to 1.252 billion pounds and was up 3.3% from May 2024. Mozzarella and state-level production figures also showed gains.

- Date: 2025-07-12 · published 2025-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23757-cheese-production-continues-to-grow-dairy-star
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Rising cheese output and a Class III price below last year's level point to ample milk supply and soft dairy margins, which can weigh on demand for dairy feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| MILK | 2024-01-29 | [Whey demand continues to dwindle - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6014-whey-demand-continues-to-dwindle-dairy-star.md) | +7.0% | +6.1% |
| MILK | 2026-05-23 | [USDA raises milk production estimate - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19257-usda-raises-milk-production-estimate-dairy-star.md) | -0.1% | -5.4% |
| MILK | 2020-11-10 | [USDA continues to raise milk production and prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50158-usda-continues-to-raise-milk-production-and-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -33.8% |
| MILK | 2025-07-21 | [U.S. Dairy Industry Sees Growth in Production and Global Demand - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23753-u-s-dairy-industry-sees-growth-in-production-and-global-demand-dairy-producer.md) | -0.7% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- dairystar.com: https://dairystar.com/stories/cheese-production-continues-to-grow,28797

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.