California milk production is seasonally lighter. Year over year milk production is up for the first week of August 2025. Some plant downtime is reported. Central Valley processors describe milk volumes as balanced. According to the California Department of Water Resources, as of August 8, 2025, the state received 21.89 inches of precipitation for the current 2024-25 Water Year, which is 1.13 inches below the historical mean. As of August 6, 2025, the estimated total statewide reservoir storage was 16.80 million acre feet, which is 108 percent of the historical average for the month.
Milk production in Arizona is decreasing, but still up year over year going into August 2025.
Week over week farm level milk output is lighter in New Mexico.
Milk production in the Pacific Northwest varies from steady to lighter. Fat components in milk output are decreasing. Most manufacturers convey milk intakes are at anticipated volumes. Stakeholders indicate milk is being received at new processing facilities in the area.
Farm level milk output in the mountain states of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado is seasonally lighter. Colorado handlers note very high summer temperatures have not lasted for prolonged periods of time thus far for 2025 and that is contributing to less drastic seasonal milk production declines. Class II milk demand from ice cream manufacturers is lighter throughout the region for the most part. Milk demand from other dairy product manufacturers and bottlers is steady across the West region.
Cream demand varies from steady to stronger and availability is somewhat tighter. Cream multiples are unchanged this week. Demand for condensed skim milk and availability is steady.
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