Weekly USDA dairy reportDAIRY MARKET NEWS CUSTOMER INQUIRY: Dairy Market News is developing a strategic plan to guide the organization for the next three to five years. In the East, cheese production schedules have held steady despite flattening milk production at the farm level. EASTERN EUROPE: EU milk production has largely been above previous year levels to start the year, and Eastern European countries continue to have above average milk production increases. APRIL MILK PRODUCTION (NASS): Milk production in the 24 major States during April totaled 18.3 billion pounds, down 0.2 percent from April 2023. MARCH 2024 MILK SALES: Total Fluid Products Sales 3.6 billion pounds of packaged fluid milk products were shipped by milk handlers in March 2024.