Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released April 3, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). February 2023 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.11 billion pounds, 0.4 percent above February 2022 but 7.9 percent below January 2023. Italian type cheese production totaled 460 million pounds, 1.4 percent below February 2022 and 8.0 percent below January 2023. American type cheese production totaled 453 million pounds, 2.4 percent above February 2022 but 9.1 percent below January 2023. Butter production was 186 million pounds, 1.6 percent above February 2022 but 7.4 percent below January 2023. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with February 2022) Nonfat dry milk, human - 178 million pounds, up 4.5 percent. Skim milk powder - 38.2 million pounds, up 28.9 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with February 2022) Dry whey, total - 66.5 million pounds, down 5.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 83.1 million pounds, down 10.4 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 36.7 million pounds, down 9.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with February 2022) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 59.1 million gallons, up 7.7 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 32.3 million gallons, up 4.5 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.31 million gallons, down 8.3 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.29 million gallons, up 0.5 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2022 and 2023............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: February 2022 and 2023.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: February 2022 and 2023.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023.................................................................................. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023.................. 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023............ 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023............... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023.......................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023......... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023................ 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023....... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 183,462 201,347 186,391 1.6 -7.4 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 442,683 498,646 453,116 2.4 -9.1 Cheddar ............................: 308,061 353,921 325,397 5.6 -8.1 Other American types ...............: 134,622 144,725 127,719 -5.1 -11.8 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,170 6,363 6,872 -15.9 8.0 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,009 17,186 13,854 -7.7 -19.4 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 85,210 95,203 93,368 9.6 -1.9 Feta .................................: 11,942 10,057 10,017 -16.1 -0.4 Gouda ................................: 5,340 4,747 5,297 -0.8 11.6 Hispanic .............................: 28,836 30,707 30,107 4.4 -2.0 Italian types ........................: 466,287 499,904 459,979 -1.4 -8.0 Mozzarella .........................: 359,283 393,111 365,015 1.6 -7.1 Parmesan ...........................: 45,376 43,308 38,993 -14.1 -10.0 Provolone ..........................: 28,997 28,794 26,675 -8.0 -7.4 Ricotta ............................: 18,741 23,697 19,361 3.3 -18.3 Romano .............................: 6,586 3,839 3,503 -46.8 -8.8 Other Italian types ................: 7,304 7,155 6,432 -11.9 -10.1 Swiss ................................: 28,209 30,061 24,771 -12.2 -17.6 All other types ......................: 13,652 12,463 12,139 -11.1 -2.6 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,105,338 1,205,337 1,109,520 0.4 -7.9 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 29,912 31,115 29,310 -2.0 -5.8 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 28,452 28,894 27,562 -3.1 -4.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,832 26,110 23,914 -3.7 -8.4 : Sour cream .............................: 117,010 126,074 113,457 -3.0 -10.0 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 373,445 391,637 401,250 7.4 2.5 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 54,872 52,963 59,119 7.7 11.6 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 16,649 15,586 17,148 3.0 10.0 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 14,242 13,432 15,125 6.2 12.6 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 30,891 29,018 32,273 4.5 11.2 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 509 512 554 8.8 8.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,519 1,971 2,309 -8.3 17.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,272 3,467 4,293 0.5 23.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,130 831 1,045 -7.5 25.8 Nonfat, hard .......................: 285 119 391 37.2 228.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 814 464 721 -11.4 55.4 Water and juice ices .................: 4,979 3,573 4,918 -1.2 37.6 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 34,584 32,883 34,138 -1.3 3.8 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 17,291 16,246 18,082 4.6 11.3 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 426 386 398 -6.6 3.1 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,858 1,347 1,649 -11.2 22.4 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,383 1,546 2,076 50.1 34.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: February 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,060 8,396 8,325 3.3 -0.8 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 68,993 71,659 61,926 -10.2 -13.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,295 5,054 4,622 256.9 -8.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 70,288 76,713 66,548 -5.3 -13.3 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,365 913 849 -74.8 -7.0 Animal ...............................: 4,312 2,869 2,820 -34.6 -1.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 39,380 41,030 35,730 -9.3 -12.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,338 487 992 -25.9 103.7 Total 2/ .............................: 40,718 41,517 36,722 -9.8 -11.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,121 15,382 12,116 -14.2 -21.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,597 26,135 24,606 -7.5 -5.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,553 8,841 8,492 -19.5 -3.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 92,778 88,959 83,133 -10.4 -6.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 61,829 65,111 65,906 6.6 1.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,171 3,330 3,490 198.0 4.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 63,000 68,441 69,396 10.2 1.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,933 12,447 10,723 54.7 -13.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 65,758 84,981 84,861 29.1 -0.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,718 748 976 -43.2 30.5 Total 2/ .............................: 67,476 85,729 85,837 27.2 0.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,518 31,700 31,936 35.8 0.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 43,958 54,029 53,901 22.6 -0.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 13,654 23,010 24,026 76.0 4.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 168,869 166,001 165,632 -1.9 -0.2 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 44.1 32.0 23.8 -20.3 -8.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: February 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 93,420 120,181 110,399 18.2 -8.1 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,865 14,468 13,113 1.9 -9.4 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 658 1,246 678 3.0 -45.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,103 9,349 8,441 -16.5 -9.7 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 19,436 20,201 19,967 2.7 -1.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 170,815 174,953 178,491 4.5 2.0 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 29,612 44,580 38,166 28.9 -14.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 22,911 39,834 39,308 71.6 -1.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 6,994 7,109 10,049 43.7 41.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 24,704 16,137 16,832 -31.9 4.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 288,405 270,533 310,004 7.5 14.6 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 137,251 153,508 146,957 7.1 -4.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,172,006 1,205,337 2.8 1,172,006 1,205,337 2.8 February .....................:1,105,338 1,109,520 0.4 2,277,344 2,314,857 1.6 March ........................:1,210,085 3,487,429 April ........................:1,158,689 4,646,118 May ..........................:1,184,113 5,830,231 June .........................:1,152,476 6,982,707 July .........................:1,151,219 8,133,926 August .......................:1,150,434 9,284,360 September ....................:1,140,031 10,424,391 October ......................:1,171,040 11,595,431 November .....................:1,153,661 12,749,092 December .....................:1,194,571 13,943,663 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 471,650 498,646 5.7 471,650 498,646 5.7 February .....................: 442,683 453,116 2.4 914,333 951,762 4.1 March ........................: 473,724 1,388,057 April ........................: 467,510 1,855,567 May ..........................: 481,173 2,336,740 June .........................: 461,140 2,797,880 July .........................: 466,434 3,264,314 August .......................: 453,081 3,717,395 September ....................: 441,832 4,159,227 October ......................: 469,466 4,628,693 November .....................: 462,954 5,091,647 December .....................: 482,701 5,574,348 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 332,479 353,921 6.4 332,479 353,921 6.4 February .....................: 308,061 325,397 5.6 640,540 679,318 6.1 March ........................: 327,246 967,786 April ........................: 319,950 1,287,736 May ..........................: 334,615 1,622,351 June .........................: 336,594 1,958,945 July .........................: 331,613 2,290,558 August .......................: 314,380 2,604,938 September ....................: 301,273 2,906,211 October ......................: 336,106 3,242,317 November .....................: 320,259 3,562,576 December .....................: 340,005 3,902,581 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 503,643 499,904 -0.7 503,643 499,904 -0.7 February .....................: 466,287 459,979 -1.4 969,930 959,883 -1.0 March ........................: 517,561 1,487,491 April ........................: 489,492 1,976,983 May ..........................: 486,776 2,463,759 June .........................: 482,456 2,946,215 July .........................: 486,412 3,432,627 August .......................: 488,719 3,921,346 September ....................: 494,141 4,415,487 October ......................: 496,883 4,912,370 November .....................: 488,712 5,401,082 December .....................: 508,181 5,909,263 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 394,810 393,111 -0.4 394,810 393,111 -0.4 February .....................: 359,283 365,015 1.6 754,093 758,126 0.5 March ........................: 407,492 1,161,585 April ........................: 386,815 1,548,400 May ..........................: 388,217 1,936,617 June .........................: 382,890 2,319,507 July .........................: 390,204 2,709,711 August .......................: 385,347 3,095,058 September ....................: 384,752 3,479,810 October ......................: 388,666 3,868,476 November .....................: 384,929 4,253,405 December .....................: 399,992 4,653,397 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,952 7,155 -10.0 7,952 7,155 -10.0 February .....................: 7,304 6,432 -11.9 15,256 13,587 -10.9 March ........................: 8,451 23,707 April ........................: 7,910 31,617 May ..........................: 7,930 39,547 June .........................: 8,103 47,650 July .........................: 7,419 55,069 August .......................: 7,270 62,339 September ....................: 8,305 70,644 October ......................: 7,944 78,588 November .....................: 7,903 86,491 December .....................: 8,705 95,196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 194,034 201,347 3.8 194,034 201,347 3.8 February .....................: 183,462 186,391 1.6 377,496 387,738 2.7 March ........................: 201,940 579,436 April ........................: 181,179 760,615 May ..........................: 180,139 940,754 June .........................: 160,162 1,100,916 July .........................: 151,731 1,252,647 August .......................: 143,438 1,396,085 September ....................: 140,789 1,536,874 October ......................: 161,803 1,698,677 November .....................: 170,955 1,869,632 December .....................: 187,799 2,057,431 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 170,306 174,953 2.7 170,306 174,953 2.7 February .....................: 170,815 178,491 4.5 341,121 353,444 3.6 March ........................: 191,349 532,470 April ........................: 195,709 728,179 May ..........................: 192,965 921,144 June .........................: 169,272 1,090,416 July .........................: 165,624 1,256,040 August .......................: 134,138 1,390,178 September ....................: 123,476 1,513,654 October ......................: 123,977 1,637,631 November .....................: 159,659 1,797,290 December .....................: 167,586 1,964,876 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 43,415 44,580 2.7 43,415 44,580 2.7 February .....................: 29,612 38,166 28.9 73,027 82,746 13.3 March ........................: 33,146 106,173 April ........................: 35,391 141,564 May ..........................: 38,670 180,234 June .........................: 45,165 225,399 July .........................: 50,836 276,235 August .......................: 56,030 332,265 September ....................: 58,474 390,739 October ......................: 56,180 446,919 November .....................: 40,362 487,281 December .....................: 54,995 542,276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 80,406 76,713 -4.6 80,406 76,713 -4.6 February .....................: 70,288 66,548 -5.3 150,694 143,261 -4.9 March ........................: 83,060 233,754 April ........................: 82,819 316,573 May ..........................: 84,244 400,817 June .........................: 80,229 481,046 July .........................: 85,745 566,791 August .......................: 78,268 645,059 September ....................: 78,075 723,134 October ......................: 77,347 800,481 November .....................: 71,902 872,383 December .....................: 74,815 947,198 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 101,448 88,959 -12.3 101,448 88,959 -12.3 February .....................: 92,778 83,133 -10.4 194,226 172,092 -11.4 March ........................: 96,701 290,927 April ........................: 100,889 391,816 May ..........................: 100,816 492,632 June .........................: 101,972 594,604 July .........................: 99,532 694,136 August .......................: 100,072 794,208 September ....................: 95,309 889,517 October ......................: 96,665 986,182 November .....................: 88,652 1,074,834 December .....................: 95,533 1,170,367 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 47,226 41,517 -12.1 47,226 41,517 -12.1 February .....................: 40,718 36,722 -9.8 87,944 78,239 -11.0 March ........................: 40,768 128,712 April ........................: 45,511 174,223 May ..........................: 42,988 217,211 June .........................: 42,650 259,861 July .........................: 44,588 304,449 August .......................: 42,938 347,387 September ....................: 45,985 393,372 October ......................: 46,411 439,783 November .....................: 40,072 479,855 December .....................: 42,625 522,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,422 28,894 5.4 27,422 28,894 5.4 February .....................: 28,452 27,562 -3.1 55,874 56,456 1.0 March ........................: 29,744 85,618 April ........................: 26,671 112,289 May ..........................: 27,576 139,865 June .........................: 29,313 169,178 July .........................: 28,808 197,986 August .......................: 31,541 229,527 September ....................: 29,587 259,114 October ......................: 27,357 286,471 November .....................: 28,426 314,897 December .....................: 29,175 344,072 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 24,313 26,110 7.4 24,313 26,110 7.4 February .....................: 24,832 23,914 -3.7 49,145 50,024 1.8 March ........................: 26,934 76,079 April ........................: 25,403 101,482 May ..........................: 24,355 125,837 June .........................: 24,490 150,327 July .........................: 25,305 175,632 August .......................: 27,516 203,148 September ....................: 25,933 229,081 October ......................: 23,982 253,063 November .....................: 22,066 275,129 December .....................: 21,937 297,066 : Sour cream : January ......................: 121,358 126,074 3.9 121,358 126,074 3.9 February .....................: 117,010 113,457 -3.0 238,368 239,531 0.5 March ........................: 129,936 368,304 April ........................: 117,676 485,980 May ..........................: 125,224 611,204 June .........................: 123,948 735,152 July .........................: 115,682 850,834 August .......................: 127,408 978,242 September ....................: 121,755 1,099,997 October ......................: 130,720 1,230,717 November .....................: 135,801 1,366,518 December .....................: 133,664 1,500,182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 51,240 52,963 3.4 51,240 52,963 3.4 February .....................: 54,872 59,119 7.7 106,112 112,082 5.6 March ........................: 65,973 172,085 April ........................: 64,748 236,833 May ..........................: 61,516 298,349 June .........................: 66,887 365,236 July .........................: 59,078 424,314 August .......................: 66,434 490,748 September ....................: 60,890 551,638 October ......................: 57,121 608,759 November .....................: 54,080 662,839 December .....................: 52,400 715,239 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 27,545 29,018 5.3 27,545 29,018 5.3 February .....................: 30,891 32,273 4.5 58,436 61,291 4.9 March ........................: 40,461 98,897 April ........................: 38,157 137,054 May ..........................: 40,244 177,298 June .........................: 42,926 220,224 July .........................: 40,321 260,545 August .......................: 41,624 302,169 September ....................: 35,080 337,249 October ......................: 31,129 368,378 November .....................: 28,295 396,673 December .....................: 25,264 421,937 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,303 1,971 -14.4 2,303 1,971 -14.4 February .....................: 2,519 2,309 -8.3 4,822 4,280 -11.2 March ........................: 2,826 7,648 April ........................: 2,208 9,856 May ..........................: 2,228 12,084 June .........................: 2,186 14,270 July .........................: 2,431 16,701 August .......................: 2,192 18,893 September ....................: 2,155 21,048 October ......................: 2,356 23,404 November .....................: 1,805 25,209 December .....................: 1,864 27,073 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 372,943 391,637 5.0 372,943 391,637 5.0 February .....................: 373,445 401,250 7.4 746,388 792,887 6.2 March ........................: 431,500 1,177,888 April ........................: 378,182 1,556,070 May ..........................: 399,052 1,955,122 June .........................: 389,218 2,344,340 July .........................: 377,622 2,721,962 August .......................: 401,770 3,123,732 September ....................: 391,913 3,515,645 October ......................: 390,982 3,906,627 November .....................: 346,852 4,253,479 December .....................: 371,853 4,625,332 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 3,371 3,467 2.8 3,371 3,467 2.8 February .....................: 4,272 4,293 0.5 7,643 7,760 1.5 March ........................: 4,274 11,917 April ........................: 4,827 16,744 May ..........................: 4,306 21,050 June .........................: 4,035 25,085 July .........................: 4,177 29,262 August .......................: 4,193 33,455 September ....................: 3,764 37,219 October ......................: 3,475 40,694 November .....................: 2,768 43,462 December .....................: 2,965 46,427 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 202,820 203,976 200,126 -1.3 -1.9 Idaho ..........: 73,050 89,502 72,363 -0.9 -19.1 Illinois .......: 5,856 5,505 4,865 -16.9 -11.6 Iowa ...........: 31,364 32,903 29,649 -5.5 -9.9 Minnesota ......: 64,927 70,870 65,153 0.3 -8.1 New Jersey .....: 4,598 5,717 4,390 -4.5 -23.2 New Mexico .....: 75,898 95,543 74,094 -2.4 -22.4 New York .......: 70,033 71,829 66,091 -5.6 -8.0 Ohio ...........: 20,326 22,913 19,827 -2.5 -13.5 Pennsylvania ...: 36,973 38,038 39,060 5.6 2.7 Vermont ........: 11,420 12,741 10,819 -5.3 -15.1 Wisconsin ......: 270,685 296,382 273,580 1.1 -7.7 : Other States 1/ : 237,388 259,418 249,503 5.1 -3.8 : United States ..: 1,105,338 1,205,337 1,109,520 0.4 -7.9 : Atlantic .......: 134,187 138,173 131,247 -2.2 -5.0 Central ........: 532,225 582,076 545,760 2.5 -6.2 West ...........: 438,926 485,088 432,513 -1.5 -10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 42,820 43,896 43,850 2.4 -0.1 Iowa ...........: 16,373 18,068 16,596 1.4 -8.1 Minnesota ......: 53,377 60,542 55,746 4.4 -7.9 New York .......: 12,177 12,330 10,965 -10.0 -11.1 Wisconsin ......: 85,195 94,365 86,800 1.9 -8.0 : Other States 1/ : 232,741 269,445 239,159 2.8 -11.2 : United States ..: 442,683 498,646 453,116 2.4 -9.1 : Atlantic .......: 27,488 29,446 25,701 -6.5 -12.7 Central ........: 239,591 266,947 254,446 6.2 -4.7 West ...........: 175,604 202,253 172,969 -1.5 -14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 22,114 20,645 22,477 1.6 8.9 Vermont ........: 8,012 8,767 7,592 -5.2 -13.4 Wisconsin ......: 56,977 63,855 57,900 1.6 -9.3 : Other States 1/ : 220,958 260,654 237,428 7.5 -8.9 : United States ..: 308,061 353,921 325,397 5.6 -8.1 : Atlantic .......: 25,592 27,562 24,286 -5.1 -11.9 Central ........: 165,469 187,565 181,729 9.8 -3.1 West ...........: 117,000 138,794 119,382 2.0 -14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 137,037 135,476 133,663 -2.5 -1.3 Minnesota ......: 11,243 10,135 9,212 -18.1 -9.1 New Jersey .....: 2,294 3,147 2,079 -9.4 -33.9 New York .......: 28,873 29,536 25,729 -10.9 -12.9 Pennsylvania ...: 22,016 24,808 22,747 3.3 -8.3 Wisconsin ......: 130,786 141,134 127,248 -2.7 -9.8 : Other States 1/ : 134,038 155,668 139,301 3.9 -10.5 : United States ..: 466,287 499,904 459,979 -1.4 -8.0 : Atlantic .......: 57,226 59,475 54,502 -4.8 -8.4 Central ........: 193,293 208,771 191,811 -0.8 -8.1 West ...........: 215,768 231,658 213,666 -1.0 -7.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 123,511 122,974 123,240 -0.2 0.2 New Jersey .....: 1,062 1,328 1,040 -2.1 -21.7 New York .......: 15,396 13,040 11,543 -25.0 -11.5 Pennsylvania ...: 17,877 20,679 18,386 2.8 -11.1 Wisconsin ......: 81,195 92,125 83,300 2.6 -9.6 : Other States 1/ : 120,242 142,965 127,506 6.0 -10.8 : United States ..: 359,283 393,111 365,015 1.6 -7.1 : Atlantic .......: 37,122 36,125 33,639 -9.4 -6.9 Central ........: 121,224 139,417 129,198 6.6 -7.3 West ...........: 200,937 217,569 202,178 0.6 -7.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 59,212 64,779 57,983 -2.1 -10.5 Pennsylvania ...: 7,811 7,950 7,546 -3.4 -5.1 : Other States 1/ : 116,439 128,618 120,862 3.8 -6.0 : United States ..: 183,462 201,347 186,391 1.6 -7.4 : Atlantic .......: 17,110 17,223 18,095 5.8 5.1 Central ........: 71,018 80,790 72,346 1.9 -10.5 West ...........: 95,334 103,334 95,950 0.6 -7.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 82,107 79,250 75,007 -8.6 -5.4 Pennsylvania ...: 14,011 14,760 15,181 8.4 2.9 : Other States 1/ : 74,697 80,943 88,303 18.2 9.1 : United States ..: 170,815 174,953 178,491 4.5 2.0 : Atlantic .......: 27,714 25,855 27,885 0.6 7.9 Central ........: 32,612 39,791 36,118 10.8 -9.2 West ...........: 110,489 109,307 114,488 3.6 4.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 10,228 11,277 8,661 -15.3 -23.2 Wisconsin ......: 21,495 20,872 18,395 -14.4 -11.9 : Other States 1/ : 37,270 39,510 34,870 -6.4 -11.7 : United States ..: 68,993 71,659 61,926 -10.2 -13.6 : Atlantic .......: 20,020 21,808 18,087 -9.7 -17.1 Central ........: 32,506 31,013 28,046 -13.7 -9.6 West ...........: 16,467 18,838 15,793 -4.1 -16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : February : January : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 5,364 5,498 6,044 12.7 9.9 Connecticut ....: 1,103 1,337 1,118 1.4 -16.4 New York .......: 1,974 1,707 2,007 1.7 17.6 Ohio ...........: 1,849 2,018 1,904 3.0 -5.6 Oregon .........: 1,029 968 961 -6.6 -0.7 Pennsylvania ...: 2,190 2,382 1,782 -18.6 -25.2 Tennessee ......: 1,790 1,970 1,657 -7.4 -15.9 Utah ...........: 1,632 870 1,700 4.2 95.4 Wisconsin ......: 586 696 668 14.0 -4.0 : Other States 1/ : 37,355 35,517 41,278 10.5 16.2 : United States ..: 54,872 52,963 59,119 7.7 11.6 : Atlantic .......: 11,316 10,653 11,626 2.7 9.1 Central ........: 33,789 33,346 37,058 9.7 11.1 West ...........: 9,767 8,964 10,435 6.8 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2021, there were 1,196 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. 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