Butter production was 165 million pounds, 0.5 percent above May 2013 but 0.7 percent below April 2014.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with May 2013)
Nonfat dry milk, human – 164 million pounds, up 8.7 percent.
Skim milk powders – 58.2 million pounds, up 6.2 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with May 2013)
Dry whey, total – 81.3 million pounds, up 2.0 percent.
Lactose, human and animal – 97.3 million pounds, up 11.6 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total – 48.2 million pounds, up 11.1 percent.