
Total U.S. milk production 1999-2022
volume of cow milk produced worldwide has risen steadily over the last several years.
U.S. milk market
While milk production has seen an increase over the last several years, milk retail sales have been dropping. The retail price of milk peaked in 2014 at 3.82 U.S. dollars per gallon and has since fluctuated since. The retail price was about 2.54 U.S. dollars per gallon in 2020.
Leading U.S. milk brands
Among the dairy brands in the U.S., private label milk has a higher level of sales than any name brand whole milk. Among name brands of whole milk, Horizon generated the most dollar sales, at almost 77 million U.S. dollars in 2021. In the flavored milk category, the leading name brand was TruMoo, which sold nearly 91 million units in 2018. However, private label flavored milk sold many more units than even the leading name brand.
The United States produced about 226.2 billion pounds of milk for human consumption in 2020. In 2000, this figure amounted to around 167.4 billion pounds. The U.S. milk market
While milk production has seen an increase over the last several years, milk retail sales have been dropping. The retail price of milk peaked in 2014 at 3.82 U.S. dollars per gallon and has since fluctuated since. The retail price was about 2.54 U.S. dollars per gallon in 2020.
Leading U.S. milk brands
Among the dairy brands in the U.S., private label milk has a higher level of sales than any name brand whole milk. Among name brands of whole milk, Horizon generated the most dollar sales, at almost 77 million U.S. dollars in 2021. In the flavored milk category, the leading name brand was TruMoo, which sold nearly 91 million units in 2018. However, private label flavored milk sold many more units than even the leading name brand.