| Fiscal Year 2025 | |||
| Plant Pool Production by Month | Class I | Class II | Class III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul | 89.24% | 2.11% | 8.65% |
| Aug | 89.57% | 3.34% | 7.09% |
| Sep | 89.81% | 1.67% | 8.51% |
| Oct | 90.39% | 1.37% | 8.24% |
| Nov | 90.32% | 0.69% | 8.99% |
| Dec | 89.95% | 0.39% | 9.67% |
| Jan | 92.48% | 0.36% | 7.16% |
| Feb | 90.24% | 1.65% | 8.11% |
| Mar | 82.09% | 3.51% | 14.40% |
| Apr | 84.39% | 2.49% | 13.12% |
| May | 85.97% | 2.24% | 11.79% |
| Jun | 87.23% | 2.94% | 9.83% |
The following two charts shows the percentage of Montana pool milk utilized as Class I milk consumed in the Montana market and the per capita consumption of fluid milk in the United States since Fiscal Year 2016. The source for the per capita consumption information is from a combination of these two reports. 1.) National Population Totals: 2020-2024 published 8/28/2025 and 2.) Fluid Beverage Milk Sales Quantities by Products
(https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/dairy-data) published 8/28/2025. The total pool milk pounds that were utilized as Class I milk and consumed in Montana has decreased by roughly 24.2% since Fiscal Year 2016 from 154.37 million pounds to 117.06 million and, the annual U.S. per capita consumption of fluid milk has also declined, by about 18.1%, from 153 pounds/person in Fiscal Year 2016 to 134 pounds/person in Fiscal Year 2025. The percentage of pool milk utilized as Class I milk consumed in Montana increased from 53.70% of total pool production in Fiscal Year 2016 to 62.56% of total pool production in Fiscal Year 2025. The