# Total US dairy output is up from 2018 despite financial struggles

> USDA data for September showed US cheese output at 1.08 billion pounds, up 2.1% year on year, and dry milk and whey products rising sharply. The report noted that Dean Foods filed for bankruptcy and AMPI closed two plants.

- Date: 2019-11-14 · published 2019-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56064-total-us-dairy-output-is-up-from-2018-despite-financial-struggles
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher dry whey and milk powder output adds supply to dairy protein markets, while plant closures point to consolidation in processing capacity. Net price impact on dairy feed ingredients is limited.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2017-05-27 | [USDA Expects Higher Milk Output, Higher Cheese, Milk Prices In 2018 – Histórico eDairyNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71018-usda-expects-higher-milk-output-higher-cheese-milk-prices-in-2018-historico.md) | +5.3% | +4.7% |
| MILK | 2024-05-01 | [Dairy Market Update April 2024 \| MCT Dairies, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4267-dairy-market-update-april-2024-mct-dairies-inc.md) | +18.1% | +19.5% |
| 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 | 2018-09-13 | [IFCN Outlook 2019: Milk demand grows faster than supply IFCN Dairy Research Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63032-ifcn-outlook-2019-milk-demand-grows-faster-than-supply-ifcn-dairy-research.md) | +0.1% | -2.4% |
| MILK | 2018-01-25 | [Figures to December 2017 (published 25 January 2018) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66983-figures-to-december-2017-published-25-january-2018-gov-uk.md) | -3.5% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- dairyreporter.com: https://www.dairyreporter.com/Article/2019/11/14/Total-US-dairy-output-is-up-from-2018-despite-financial-struggles/

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