In California, milk production is stronger. However, some handlers indicate September 2024 milk output is flat compared to September 2023 milk output and below anticipated volumes. Spot load availability is looser. Manufacturers' milk intake volumes are meeting processing needs. Classes I and III demands are steady. Class II demand is lighter. Class IV demand is mixed.
Milk production in Arizona is steady. Spot milk availability continues to be seasonally tight. According to the most recent milk production report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), total milk cows, milk per cow, and total milk production for August 2024 all decreased compared to August 2023. Demands for all Classes are steady.
Farm level milk output in New Mexico is steady. Availability of spot milk is seasonally tighter. According to NASS, total milk cows and total milk production decreased for August 2024 compared to August 2023. Among the states showing decreases in total milk production, New Mexico had the biggest decline, 11.3 percent. All Class demands are steady.
Pacific Northwest handlers note milk production as steady or stronger. Although bottling demand is pulling more heavily on milk volumes, manufacturers convey milk volumes are sufficient for all Class manufacturing needs. Demands for Class II, III, and IV milk are steady.
In the mountain states of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado, farm level milk output varies from steady to stronger. Processors in Utah note milk volumes and spot load availability as tight. Class I, III, and IV demands are steady. Class II demand is mixed.
Cream is widely available throughout the region. Stakeholders note cream demand as lighter. Cream multiples moved lower on the top end of both ranges. Condensed skim milk demand and availability are steady for most of the region.
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