In the refrigerated juice category, orange juice takes a hit. There are a few bright segments, namely veggie juice cocktails, juice and drink smoothies, and lemonade.

Butter prices dropped 13 cents this week but cream cheese rose 23 cents. Prices of Greek yogurt are little changed in a year.

Heavy seasonal milk supplies continue to support full cheese production schedules. Cheddar and provolone sales are good while mozzarella has slowed. 

Americans have cut back on their purchases of yogurt, cream cheese, sour cream and cottage cheese. The only bright spot in the category is refrigerated dips. Unit sales of dairy and nondairy dips rose 3.8%.

Unit sales are up slightly for the natural cheese category, but sales of processed cheese continue to decline.

Sales are up for non-aseptic energy drinks, while non-aseptic sports drinks see unit sales barely moving.

Though overall milk sales are still struggling, whole milk brings good news. Unit sales are up and dollar sales are growing faster than those of skim/low-fat milk.