# US Dairy Exports Set New Monthly Record In September; Cheese Exports Rose 12%

> USDA FAS data show US dairy exports in September were valued at $992.3 million, up 29% year on year and a monthly record. US cheese export volume rose 12% to 130.6 million pounds, and January-September dairy exports reached $8.08 billion, up 14%.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T15:07:33.232Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81908-us-dairy-exports-set-new-monthly-record-in-september-cheese-exports-rose-12
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Strong dairy export demand, led by Mexico and Asia, supports US milk and cheese prices and can lift demand for dairy-linked feed ingredients. The impact on feed commodity prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-02-28 | [Record dairy exports in December - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4600-record-dairy-exports-in-december-dairy-star.md) | +9.6% | +8.1% |
| MILK | 2025-11-26 | [State of the Dairy Industry: Cheese, butter “rockin’ out” with record exports \| Dairy Foods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21957-state-of-the-dairy-industry-cheese-butter-rockin-out-with-record-exports-dairy.md) | -8.1% | -8.3% |
| MILK | 2019-09-12 | [September 12, 2019: Dairy Week in Review \| Center for Dairy Excellence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57232-september-12-2019-dairy-week-in-review-center-for-dairy-excellence.md) | -0.2% | +2.3% |
| MILK | 2025-01-01 | [US dairy exports are approaching record levels due to consumer demand for dairy products in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6085-us-dairy-exports-are-approaching-record-levels-due-to-consumer-demand-for-dairy.md) | +8.9% | +8.8% |
| MILK | 2021-03-26 | [Odd Conditions Reign Over Export, Dairy, Grain Markets - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48123-odd-conditions-reign-over-export-dairy-grain-markets-edairy-news-english.md) | +8.1% | +9.0% |

## Sources

- cheesereporter.com: https://cheesereporter.com/news/2026/11/04/us-dairy-exports-set-new-monthly-record-in-september-cheese-exports-rose-12/

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