Milk production in California is lighter. Handlers indicate hotter temperatures this month compared to last month negatively impacted milk production. However, some processors report milk intakes to be above anticipated volumes. Handlers convey year over year milk output is comfortably up for July 2025. Central Valley manufacturers describe milk volumes as balanced. Stakeholders convey spot loads sold at flat Class pricing and were mainly offered to buyers due to unplanned downtime at some processors.
In Arizona, farm level milk output is lighter. Handlers report July 2025 year over year milk production is up.
Milk production is seasonally lighter in New Mexico.
In the Pacific Northwest farm level milk output varies from steady to lighter. Handlers indicate fat components in milk are considerably down. Processors note milk intakes are at anticipated volumes. Some manufacturers are purchasing additional cream volumes due to fat components of milk being down.
Milk production in the mountain states of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado varies from steady to lighter. Manufacturers in the mountain states describe milk volumes as balanced or somewhat heavy. Demands for all classes are steady throughout the West region.
Cream demand is stronger, while cream volumes are generally tighter. Cream multiples moved slightly higher for the top end of both ranges. Condensed skim milk availability is looser mainly due to downtime at some processing plants in the region. Demand for condensed skim milk is unchanged this week. Stakeholders note condensed skim milk sales are down to 20 cents below Class prices.
