U.S. Retail Prices
U.S. dollars
City average for selected food products
- Whole milk
- $4.22
- Butter
- $3.93
- Cheddar cheese
- $5.69
- Yogurt
- $1.54
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Milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, and dairy alternatives across prices, supply, production, and trade
Families
U.S. dollars
City average for selected food products
Monthly producer price indexes, Sep 2023-May 2026, Sep 2023=100
LB
USDA NASS monthly output rows for selected dairy products and dairy ingredients
LB
USDA AMS weekly cold-storage holdings for butter and cheese
Tonnes
Global annual production series for selected livestock and animal-product categories from FAOSTAT.
Indicators
Monthly / USD
Latest
$4.22
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | $4.14 |
| Mar 2026 | $4.07 |
| Feb 2026 | $4.03 |
Monthly / USD
Latest
$3.93
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | $4.22 |
| Mar 2026 | $4.26 |
| Feb 2026 | $4.31 |
Monthly / USD
Latest
$5.69
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | $6.03 |
| Mar 2026 | $5.97 |
| Feb 2026 | $5.99 |
Monthly / USD
Latest
$4.57
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | $4.69 |
| Mar 2026 | $4.78 |
| Feb 2026 | $4.68 |
Monthly / USD
Latest
$6.05
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | $6.24 |
| Mar 2026 | $6.19 |
| Feb 2026 | $6.26 |
Monthly / USD
Latest
$1.54
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | $1.51 |
| Mar 2026 | $1.56 |
| Feb 2026 | $1.50 |
Monthly / Index Dec 1991=100
Latest
176.4
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 176.3 |
| Mar 2026 | 176.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 176.0 |
Monthly / Index Sep 2023=100
Latest
102.0
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 102.0 |
| Mar 2026 | 102.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 102.0 |
Monthly / Index Sep 2023=100
Latest
113.4
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 113.2 |
| Mar 2026 | 112.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 112.1 |
Monthly / Index Jun 1992=100
Latest
218.9
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 217.7 |
| Mar 2026 | 218.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 217.7 |
Monthly / lb
Latest
224.3M
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 224.3M |
| Mar 2026 | 228.5M |
| Feb 2026 | 222.4M |
Monthly / lb
Latest
1.3B
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 1.3B |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3B |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2B |
Monthly / lb
Latest
350.5M
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 330.1M |
| Mar 2026 | 340.2M |
| Feb 2026 | 316.6M |
Monthly / lb
Latest
173.3M
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 180.2M |
| Mar 2026 | 175.9M |
| Feb 2026 | 151.9M |
Monthly / lb
Latest
81.4M
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 75.6M |
| Mar 2026 | 77.7M |
| Feb 2026 | 66.7M |
Monthly / lb
Latest
98.3M
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 92.8M |
| Mar 2026 | 92.8M |
| Feb 2026 | 83.8M |
Monthly / lb
Latest
42.4M
May 2026
| Month | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 39M |
| Mar 2026 | 40.1M |
| Feb 2026 | 36.9M |
Annual / tonnes
Latest
984.8M
2024
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 971.4M |
| 2022 | 953.2M |
| 2021 | 942.5M |
Weekly / lb
Latest
58.7M
Jul 6, 2026
| Report date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | 67M |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 66.1M |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 64.5M |
Weekly / lb
Latest
85.3M
Jul 6, 2026
| Report date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | 84.7M |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 84.2M |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 89.6M |