Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released October 4, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). August 2021 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.14 billion pounds, 4.4 percent above August 2020 but 0.3 percent below July 2021. Italian type cheese production totaled 485 million pounds, 8.8 percent above August 2020 and 0.3 percent above July 2021. American type cheese production totaled 452 million pounds, 1.5 percent above August 2020 but 3.1 percent below July 2021. Butter production was 148 million pounds, 1.7 percent below August 2020 and 1.5 percent below July 2021. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with August 2020) Nonfat dry milk, human - 122 million pounds, down 17.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 60.5 million pounds, down 12.7 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with August 2020) Dry whey, total - 76.2 million pounds, down 3.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 90.6 million pounds, down 5.4 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 37.6 million pounds, down 6.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with August 2020) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 63.8 million gallons, down 9.5 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 42.0 million gallons, down 7.5 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.37 million gallons, down 30.7 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.89 million gallons, down 10.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2020 and 2021............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: August 2020 and 2021..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: August 2020 and 2021.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021............................ 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021..................................................................................... 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021.................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021..................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021............... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021.................. 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021............................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021............ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021.......... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 150,921 150,625 148,359 -1.7 -1.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 445,137 466,236 451,933 1.5 -3.1 Cheddar ............................: 323,153 324,233 318,446 -1.5 -1.8 Other American types ...............: 121,984 142,003 133,487 9.4 -6.0 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,646 6,735 7,354 -14.9 9.2 Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,535 16,114 14,169 -2.5 -12.1 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 91,402 79,928 94,108 3.0 17.7 Feta .................................: 13,765 14,112 14,140 2.7 0.2 Gouda ................................: 2,939 4,965 4,439 51.0 -10.6 Hispanic .............................: 28,119 30,231 28,373 0.9 -6.1 Italian types ........................: 445,538 483,375 484,847 8.8 0.3 Mozzarella .........................: 355,527 376,286 379,363 6.7 0.8 Parmesan ...........................: 31,273 42,378 37,373 19.5 -11.8 Provolone ..........................: 27,450 34,603 34,050 24.0 -1.6 Ricotta ............................: 21,249 16,619 21,268 0.1 28.0 Romano .............................: 3,926 5,799 5,104 30.0 -12.0 Other Italian types ................: 6,113 7,690 7,689 25.8 - Swiss ................................: 28,424 28,783 27,371 -3.7 -4.9 All other types ......................: 13,041 12,760 12,983 -0.4 1.7 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,091,546 1,143,239 1,139,717 4.4 -0.3 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 31,733 32,013 31,399 -1.1 -1.9 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 30,517 29,483 29,919 -2.0 1.5 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 25,885 26,314 26,218 1.3 -0.4 : Sour cream .............................: 117,149 121,354 122,074 4.2 0.6 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 382,228 392,305 401,064 4.9 2.2 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 70,473 64,506 63,764 -9.5 -1.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 23,681 20,366 20,967 -11.5 3.0 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 21,690 23,736 21,000 -3.2 -11.5 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 45,371 44,102 41,967 -7.5 -4.8 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 554 564 487 -12.1 -13.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,416 2,856 2,368 -30.7 -17.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,231 3,174 2,894 -10.4 -8.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,300 1,140 1,010 -22.3 -11.4 Nonfat, hard .......................: 389 315 342 -12.1 8.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,403 1,171 1,132 -19.3 -3.3 Water and juice ices .................: 6,336 6,914 6,176 -2.5 -10.7 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,609 42,315 40,794 -8.6 -3.6 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 24,766 24,932 23,610 -4.7 -5.3 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 462 379 382 -17.3 0.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,302 2,138 1,914 -16.9 -10.5 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,846 1,557 1,770 -4.1 13.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: August 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,394 6,872 6,760 -28.0 -1.6 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 76,881 76,416 74,888 -2.6 -2.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,839 4,678 1,264 -31.3 -73.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 78,720 81,094 76,152 -3.3 -6.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,062 1,867 1,566 47.5 -16.1 Animal ...............................: 2,644 2,927 2,914 10.2 -0.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 39,681 38,854 36,266 -8.6 -6.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 380 967 1,293 240.3 33.7 Total 2/ .............................: 40,061 39,821 37,559 -6.2 -5.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,742 13,308 11,875 -19.4 -10.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,319 26,513 25,684 1.4 -3.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,208 10,867 10,558 14.7 -2.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 95,837 98,099 90,644 -5.4 -7.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 87,023 65,380 66,534 -23.5 1.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,010 1,625 1,586 57.0 -2.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 88,033 67,005 68,120 -22.6 1.7 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,565 7,209 6,653 1.3 -7.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 66,683 61,841 61,071 -8.4 -1.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 643 2,169 1,568 143.9 -27.7 Total 2/ .............................: 67,326 64,010 62,639 -7.0 -2.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,905 25,809 23,682 -4.9 -8.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 42,421 38,201 38,957 -8.2 2.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 16,173 12,448 11,930 -26.2 -4.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 107,746 130,436 139,327 29.3 6.8 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 21.0 13.7 31.6 10.6 17.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 115,346 112,292 96,094 -16.7 -14.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,967 9,210 7,694 -3.4 -16.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,017 1,059 741 -27.1 -30.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,195 11,974 11,017 8.1 -8.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,976 11,737 11,770 -1.7 0.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 147,194 157,662 122,098 -17.0 -22.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 69,232 51,215 60,470 -12.7 18.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 20,708 21,505 18,903 -8.7 -12.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 9,889 9,204 9,423 -4.7 2.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,020 19,817 20,633 87.2 4.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 276,884 312,743 284,569 2.8 -9.0 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 175,472 172,693 158,602 -9.6 -8.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2020 and 2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent -- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 February .....................:1,032,907 1,043,505 1.0 2,157,675 2,179,072 1.0 March ........................:1,121,446 1,175,989 4.9 3,279,121 3,355,061 2.3 April ........................:1,051,959 1,135,900 8.0 4,331,080 4,490,961 3.7 May ..........................:1,101,211 1,157,550 5.1 5,432,291 5,648,511 4.0 June .........................:1,121,598 1,121,555 - 6,553,889 6,770,066 3.3 July .........................:1,110,115 1,143,239 3.0 7,664,004 7,913,305 3.3 August .......................:1,091,546 1,139,717 4.4 8,755,550 9,053,022 3.4 September ....................:1,104,235 9,859,785 October ......................:1,136,863 10,996,648 November .....................:1,102,292 12,098,940 December .....................:1,154,483 13,253,423 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 442,207 474,315 7.3 442,207 474,315 7.3 February .....................: 414,155 426,094 2.9 856,362 900,409 5.1 March ........................: 446,423 476,720 6.8 1,302,785 1,377,129 5.7 April ........................: 446,525 472,424 5.8 1,749,310 1,849,553 5.7 May ..........................: 441,148 478,522 8.5 2,190,458 2,328,075 6.3 June .........................: 431,782 453,428 5.0 2,622,240 2,781,503 6.1 July .........................: 453,096 466,236 2.9 3,075,336 3,247,739 5.6 August .......................: 445,137 451,933 1.5 3,520,473 3,699,672 5.1 September ....................: 432,114 3,952,587 October ......................: 460,217 4,412,804 November .....................: 449,783 4,862,587 December .....................: 474,946 5,337,533 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 323,344 346,949 7.3 323,344 346,949 7.3 February .....................: 296,659 300,535 1.3 620,003 647,484 4.4 March ........................: 314,114 333,787 6.3 934,117 981,271 5.0 April ........................: 330,119 334,079 1.2 1,264,236 1,315,350 4.0 May ..........................: 315,704 345,978 9.6 1,579,940 1,661,328 5.2 June .........................: 302,960 326,915 7.9 1,882,900 1,988,243 5.6 July .........................: 322,775 324,233 0.5 2,205,675 2,312,476 4.8 August .......................: 323,153 318,446 -1.5 2,528,828 2,630,922 4.0 September ....................: 303,253 2,832,081 October ......................: 325,354 3,157,435 November .....................: 321,553 3,478,988 December .....................: 349,162 3,828,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 488,692 481,029 -1.6 488,692 481,029 -1.6 February .....................: 445,765 443,254 -0.6 934,457 924,283 -1.1 March ........................: 485,546 502,468 3.5 1,420,003 1,426,751 0.5 April ........................: 447,648 481,988 7.7 1,867,651 1,908,739 2.2 May ..........................: 482,323 481,370 -0.2 2,349,974 2,390,109 1.7 June .........................: 485,761 470,553 -3.1 2,835,735 2,860,662 0.9 July .........................: 454,998 483,375 6.2 3,290,733 3,344,037 1.6 August .......................: 445,538 484,847 8.8 3,736,271 3,828,884 2.5 September ....................: 469,823 4,206,094 October ......................: 473,294 4,679,388 November .....................: 454,904 5,134,292 December .....................: 490,878 5,625,170 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 384,730 374,948 -2.5 384,730 374,948 -2.5 February .....................: 352,735 345,504 -2.0 737,465 720,452 -2.3 March ........................: 386,397 392,357 1.5 1,123,862 1,112,809 -1.0 April ........................: 353,043 376,809 6.7 1,476,905 1,489,618 0.9 May ..........................: 379,446 376,774 -0.7 1,856,351 1,866,392 0.5 June .........................: 389,307 369,194 -5.2 2,245,658 2,235,586 -0.4 July .........................: 364,832 376,286 3.1 2,610,490 2,611,872 0.1 August .......................: 355,527 379,363 6.7 2,966,017 2,991,235 0.9 September ....................: 371,610 3,337,627 October ......................: 371,411 3,709,038 November .....................: 358,817 4,067,855 December .....................: 382,737 4,450,592 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 6,867 6,284 -8.5 6,867 6,284 -8.5 February .....................: 5,943 6,180 4.0 12,810 12,464 -2.7 March ........................: 6,739 7,108 5.5 19,549 19,572 0.1 April ........................: 5,152 6,549 27.1 24,701 26,121 5.7 May ..........................: 6,572 6,792 3.3 31,273 32,913 5.2 June .........................: 6,095 7,609 24.8 37,368 40,522 8.4 July .........................: 5,353 7,690 43.7 42,721 48,212 12.9 August .......................: 6,113 7,689 25.8 48,834 55,901 14.5 September ....................: 6,869 55,703 October ......................: 6,723 62,426 November .....................: 6,653 69,079 December .....................: 6,781 75,860 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 204,937 209,630 2.3 204,937 209,630 2.3 February .....................: 194,746 186,304 -4.3 399,683 395,934 -0.9 March ........................: 200,040 198,920 -0.6 599,723 594,854 -0.8 April ........................: 227,200 183,851 -19.1 826,923 778,705 -5.8 May ..........................: 172,343 184,894 7.3 999,266 963,599 -3.6 June .........................: 149,135 160,335 7.5 1,148,401 1,123,934 -2.1 July .........................: 152,947 150,625 -1.5 1,301,348 1,274,559 -2.1 August .......................: 150,921 148,359 -1.7 1,452,269 1,422,918 -2.0 September ....................: 150,709 1,602,978 October ......................: 161,980 1,764,958 November .....................: 172,899 1,937,857 December .....................: 207,529 2,145,386 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 184,097 198,025 7.6 184,097 198,025 7.6 February .....................: 174,749 183,614 5.1 358,846 381,639 6.4 March ........................: 173,665 199,307 14.8 532,511 580,946 9.1 April ........................: 202,632 194,262 -4.1 735,143 775,208 5.4 May ..........................: 157,236 205,427 30.6 892,379 980,635 9.9 June .........................: 154,033 187,018 21.4 1,046,412 1,167,653 11.6 July .........................: 166,138 157,662 -5.1 1,212,550 1,325,315 9.3 August .......................: 147,194 122,098 -17.0 1,359,744 1,447,413 6.4 September ....................: 126,249 1,485,993 October ......................: 141,255 1,627,248 November .....................: 155,435 1,782,683 December .....................: 208,252 1,990,935 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 41,232 35,992 -12.7 41,232 35,992 -12.7 February .....................: 38,751 31,639 -18.4 79,983 67,631 -15.4 March ........................: 55,841 39,638 -29.0 135,824 107,269 -21.0 April ........................: 51,611 46,966 -9.0 187,435 154,235 -17.7 May ..........................: 56,669 35,704 -37.0 244,104 189,939 -22.2 June .........................: 60,519 43,452 -28.2 304,623 233,391 -23.4 July .........................: 61,369 51,215 -16.5 365,992 284,606 -22.2 August .......................: 69,232 60,470 -12.7 435,224 345,076 -20.7 September ....................: 81,084 516,308 October ......................: 63,309 579,617 November .....................: 64,961 644,578 December .....................: 50,648 695,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 85,353 83,988 -1.6 85,353 83,988 -1.6 February .....................: 77,137 75,323 -2.4 162,490 159,311 -2.0 March ........................: 83,482 79,609 -4.6 245,972 238,920 -2.9 April ........................: 75,824 74,694 -1.5 321,796 313,614 -2.5 May ..........................: 84,109 77,738 -7.6 405,905 391,352 -3.6 June .........................: 81,713 71,356 -12.7 487,618 462,708 -5.1 July .........................: 82,616 81,094 -1.8 570,234 543,802 -4.6 August .......................: 78,720 76,152 -3.3 648,954 619,954 -4.5 September ....................: 76,954 725,908 October ......................: 75,148 801,056 November .....................: 68,652 869,708 December .....................: 81,301 951,009 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 84,665 93,798 10.8 84,665 93,798 10.8 February .....................: 84,265 79,123 -6.1 168,930 172,921 2.4 March ........................: 94,831 99,375 4.8 263,761 272,296 3.2 April ........................: 88,674 91,508 3.2 352,435 363,804 3.2 May ..........................: 90,928 95,288 4.8 443,363 459,092 3.5 June .........................: 102,804 94,642 -7.9 546,167 553,734 1.4 July .........................: 99,916 98,099 -1.8 646,083 651,833 0.9 August .......................: 95,837 90,644 -5.4 741,920 742,477 0.1 September ....................: 93,454 835,374 October ......................: 86,843 922,217 November .....................: 85,542 1,007,759 December .....................: 95,013 1,102,772 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,350 43,800 5.9 41,350 43,800 5.9 February .....................: 35,487 37,512 5.7 76,837 81,312 5.8 March ........................: 40,094 42,286 5.5 116,931 123,598 5.7 April ........................: 37,341 39,159 4.9 154,272 162,757 5.5 May ..........................: 39,074 42,393 8.5 193,346 205,150 6.1 June .........................: 40,189 38,328 -4.6 233,535 243,478 4.3 July .........................: 39,655 39,821 0.4 273,190 283,299 3.7 August .......................: 40,061 37,559 -6.2 313,251 320,858 2.4 September ....................: 40,988 354,239 October ......................: 40,971 395,210 November .....................: 39,311 434,521 December .....................: 43,137 477,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,957 26,622 -4.8 27,957 26,622 -4.8 February .....................: 26,723 27,470 2.8 54,680 54,092 -1.1 March ........................: 31,391 31,376 - 86,071 85,468 -0.7 April ........................: 31,530 27,227 -13.6 117,601 112,695 -4.2 May ..........................: 31,032 28,246 -9.0 148,633 140,941 -5.2 June .........................: 29,649 28,923 -2.4 178,282 169,864 -4.7 July .........................: 31,016 29,483 -4.9 209,298 199,347 -4.8 August .......................: 30,517 29,919 -2.0 239,815 229,266 -4.4 September ....................: 33,831 273,646 October ......................: 32,294 305,940 November .....................: 27,508 333,448 December .....................: 29,258 362,706 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 26,533 24,428 -7.9 26,533 24,428 -7.9 February .....................: 24,575 24,271 -1.2 51,108 48,699 -4.7 March ........................: 27,979 28,722 2.7 79,087 77,421 -2.1 April ........................: 26,753 25,170 -5.9 105,840 102,591 -3.1 May ..........................: 24,688 24,261 -1.7 130,528 126,852 -2.8 June .........................: 24,951 24,447 -2.0 155,479 151,299 -2.7 July .........................: 27,393 26,314 -3.9 182,872 177,613 -2.9 August .......................: 25,885 26,218 1.3 208,757 203,831 -2.4 September ....................: 26,719 235,476 October ......................: 27,540 263,016 November .....................: 22,228 285,244 December .....................: 23,495 308,739 : Sour cream : January ......................: 120,042 115,248 -4.0 120,042 115,248 -4.0 February .....................: 104,435 113,749 8.9 224,477 228,997 2.0 March ........................: 115,545 133,250 15.3 340,022 362,247 6.5 April ........................: 110,956 119,400 7.6 450,978 481,647 6.8 May ..........................: 135,931 120,542 -11.3 586,909 602,189 2.6 June .........................: 121,733 123,718 1.6 708,642 725,907 2.4 July .........................: 112,681 121,354 7.7 821,323 847,261 3.2 August .......................: 117,149 122,074 4.2 938,472 969,335 3.3 September ....................: 120,885 1,059,357 October ......................: 138,408 1,197,765 November .....................: 130,353 1,328,118 December .....................: 132,789 1,460,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 54,775 56,990 4.0 54,775 56,990 4.0 February .....................: 55,045 55,630 1.1 109,820 112,620 2.5 March ........................: 64,287 70,028 8.9 174,107 182,648 4.9 April ........................: 63,439 67,955 7.1 237,546 250,603 5.5 May ..........................: 64,598 61,173 -5.3 302,144 311,776 3.2 June .........................: 72,777 67,019 -7.9 374,921 378,795 1.0 July .........................: 73,592 64,506 -12.3 448,513 443,301 -1.2 August .......................: 70,473 63,764 -9.5 518,986 507,065 -2.3 September ....................: 68,194 587,180 October ......................: 63,264 650,444 November .....................: 54,826 705,270 December .....................: 53,441 758,711 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 33,533 30,737 -8.3 33,533 30,737 -8.3 February .....................: 37,999 33,507 -11.8 71,532 64,244 -10.2 March ........................: 42,867 44,486 3.8 114,399 108,730 -5.0 April ........................: 39,368 41,177 4.6 153,767 149,907 -2.5 May ..........................: 45,133 44,880 -0.6 198,900 194,787 -2.1 June .........................: 47,269 44,076 -6.8 246,169 238,863 -3.0 July .........................: 45,547 44,102 -3.2 291,716 282,965 -3.0 August .......................: 45,371 41,967 -7.5 337,087 324,932 -3.6 September ....................: 41,756 378,843 October ......................: 38,173 417,016 November .....................: 33,279 450,295 December .....................: 32,167 482,462 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,386 2,666 11.7 2,386 2,666 11.7 February .....................: 2,840 2,605 -8.3 5,226 5,271 0.9 March ........................: 2,721 2,559 -6.0 7,947 7,830 -1.5 April ........................: 2,425 2,797 15.3 10,372 10,627 2.5 May ..........................: 2,328 2,334 0.3 12,700 12,961 2.1 June .........................: 3,246 2,678 -17.5 15,946 15,639 -1.9 July .........................: 3,210 2,856 -11.0 19,156 18,495 -3.5 August .......................: 3,416 2,368 -30.7 22,572 20,863 -7.6 September ....................: 2,962 25,534 October ......................: 2,882 28,416 November .....................: 2,300 30,716 December .....................: 2,816 33,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 355,942 385,594 8.3 355,942 385,594 8.3 February .....................: 380,263 381,121 0.2 736,205 766,715 4.1 March ........................: 438,213 442,886 1.1 1,174,418 1,209,601 3.0 April ........................: 361,848 413,835 14.4 1,536,266 1,623,436 5.7 May ..........................: 373,099 388,759 4.2 1,909,365 2,012,195 5.4 June .........................: 398,683 385,738 -3.2 2,308,048 2,397,933 3.9 July .........................: 365,149 392,305 7.4 2,673,197 2,790,238 4.4 August .......................: 382,228 401,064 4.9 3,055,425 3,191,302 4.4 September ....................: 391,449 3,446,874 October ......................: 386,630 3,833,504 November .....................: 326,611 4,160,115 December .....................: 358,291 4,518,406 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,818 3,804 35.0 2,818 3,804 35.0 February .....................: 3,223 4,101 27.2 6,041 7,905 30.9 March ........................: 3,602 3,153 -12.5 9,643 11,058 14.7 April ........................: 2,570 2,431 -5.4 12,213 13,489 10.4 May ..........................: 2,623 2,318 -11.6 14,836 15,807 6.5 June .........................: 3,440 3,400 -1.2 18,276 19,207 5.1 July .........................: 3,564 3,174 -10.9 21,840 22,381 2.5 August .......................: 3,231 2,894 -10.4 25,071 25,275 0.8 September ....................: 3,156 28,227 October ......................: 2,483 30,710 November .....................: 2,130 32,840 December .....................: 2,636 35,476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: August 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 191,418 202,882 201,690 5.4 -0.6 Idaho ..........: 81,415 86,145 77,976 -4.2 -9.5 Illinois .......: 5,102 5,442 5,327 4.4 -2.1 Iowa ...........: 30,750 28,711 27,782 -9.7 -3.2 Minnesota ......: 61,680 65,297 61,779 0.2 -5.4 New Jersey .....: 4,819 4,703 4,937 2.4 5.0 New Mexico .....: 78,951 80,130 79,304 0.4 -1.0 New York .......: 72,196 63,389 72,556 0.5 14.5 Ohio ...........: 21,272 20,630 20,373 -4.2 -1.2 Oregon .........: 18,894 18,990 19,051 0.8 0.3 Pennsylvania ...: 37,506 34,490 37,031 -1.3 7.4 South Dakota ...: 36,950 42,844 40,700 10.1 -5.0 Vermont ........: 12,622 11,494 12,100 -4.1 5.3 Wisconsin ......: 279,800 291,752 294,027 5.1 0.8 : Other States 1/ : 158,171 186,340 185,084 17.0 -0.7 : United States ..: 1,091,546 1,143,239 1,139,717 4.4 -0.3 : Atlantic .......: 139,211 125,981 138,749 -0.3 10.1 Central ........: 510,288 557,278 549,886 7.8 -1.3 West ...........: 442,047 459,980 451,082 2.0 -1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 48,308 45,774 46,215 -4.3 1.0 Idaho ..........: 55,032 50,360 48,923 -11.1 -2.9 Iowa ...........: 18,421 14,736 14,179 -23.0 -3.8 Minnesota ......: 53,260 54,183 50,874 -4.5 -6.1 New York .......: 11,246 12,112 11,170 -0.7 -7.8 Oregon .........: 18,774 18,891 18,932 0.8 0.2 Wisconsin ......: 86,487 92,078 89,000 2.9 -3.3 : Other States 1/ : 153,609 178,102 172,640 12.4 -3.1 : United States ..: 445,137 466,236 451,933 1.5 -3.1 : Atlantic .......: 27,384 28,029 26,905 -1.7 -4.0 Central ........: 221,406 250,614 237,647 7.3 -5.2 West ...........: 196,347 187,593 187,381 -4.6 -0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 24,172 21,935 21,648 -10.4 -1.3 Iowa ...........: 11,059 8,121 7,946 -28.1 -2.2 Minnesota ......: 51,914 52,847 49,539 -4.6 -6.3 Oregon .........: 15,974 15,442 16,089 0.7 4.2 Vermont ........: 8,209 8,108 8,307 1.2 2.5 Wisconsin ......: 60,331 63,727 59,900 -0.7 -6.0 : Other States 1/ : 151,494 154,053 155,017 2.3 0.6 : United States ..: 323,153 324,233 318,446 -1.5 -1.8 : Atlantic .......: 25,793 26,266 25,884 0.4 -1.5 Central ........: 155,367 172,010 166,385 7.1 -3.3 West ...........: 141,993 125,957 126,177 -11.1 0.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 122,993 135,669 135,746 10.4 0.1 Idaho ..........: 21,561 29,807 24,080 11.7 -19.2 Minnesota ......: 8,217 10,789 10,589 28.9 -1.9 New Jersey .....: 2,506 2,353 2,365 -5.6 0.5 New York .......: 29,429 23,456 28,867 -1.9 23.1 Pennsylvania ...: 21,870 22,886 23,166 5.9 1.2 Wisconsin ......: 129,058 141,646 141,048 9.3 -0.4 : Other States 1/ : 109,904 116,769 118,986 8.3 1.9 : United States ..: 445,538 483,375 484,847 8.8 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 58,931 53,235 59,525 1.0 11.8 Central ........: 182,581 204,053 204,715 12.1 0.3 West ...........: 204,026 226,087 220,607 8.1 -2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 114,627 122,593 124,943 9.0 1.9 Idaho ..........: 21,331 29,140 23,408 9.7 -19.7 New York .......: 14,427 11,844 13,060 -9.5 10.3 Pennsylvania ...: 17,766 18,339 19,104 7.5 4.2 Wisconsin ......: 86,816 90,425 92,900 7.0 2.7 : Other States 1/ : 100,560 103,945 105,948 5.4 1.9 : United States ..: 355,527 376,286 379,363 6.7 0.8 : Atlantic .......: 36,903 34,295 36,831 -0.2 7.4 Central ........: 124,493 130,556 134,579 8.1 3.1 West ...........: 194,131 211,435 207,953 7.1 -1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 50,395 49,255 51,325 1.8 4.2 New York .......: 1,066 150 770 -27.8 413.3 Pennsylvania ...: 7,588 6,466 7,330 -3.4 13.4 : Other States 1/ : 91,872 94,754 88,934 -3.2 -6.1 : United States ..: 150,921 150,625 148,359 -1.7 -1.5 : Atlantic .......: 12,054 9,807 11,126 -7.7 13.4 Central ........: 54,272 60,159 55,263 1.8 -8.1 West ...........: 84,595 80,659 81,970 -3.1 1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 47,211 50,865 37,321 -20.9 -26.6 Pennsylvania ...: 13,678 15,058 13,415 -1.9 -10.9 : Other States 1/ : 86,305 91,739 71,362 -17.3 -22.2 : United States ..: 147,194 157,662 122,098 -17.0 -22.6 : Atlantic .......: 26,171 31,510 26,069 -0.4 -17.3 Central ........: 34,793 42,338 28,347 -18.5 -33.0 West ...........: 86,230 83,814 67,682 -21.5 -19.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,420 13,111 12,179 -1.9 -7.1 Wisconsin ......: 22,102 24,850 24,108 9.1 -3.0 : Other States 1/ : 42,359 38,455 38,601 -8.9 0.4 : United States ..: 76,881 76,416 74,888 -2.6 -2.0 : Atlantic .......: 22,280 23,674 23,040 3.4 -2.7 Central ........: 32,469 36,103 34,691 6.8 -3.9 West ...........: 22,132 16,639 17,157 -22.5 3.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : August : July : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 6,289 8,003 7,093 12.8 -11.4 Connecticut ....: 1,380 1,523 1,496 8.4 -1.8 Missouri .......: 3,113 2,663 2,629 -15.5 -1.3 New York .......: 2,477 2,413 2,002 -19.2 -17.0 Ohio ...........: 2,801 2,498 2,530 -9.7 1.3 Oregon .........: 1,110 979 993 -10.5 1.4 Pennsylvania ...: 4,034 3,707 3,400 -15.7 -8.3 Tennessee ......: 2,250 2,033 2,019 -10.3 -0.7 Utah ...........: 3,544 1,222 1,169 -67.0 -4.3 Wisconsin ......: 959 807 762 -20.5 -5.6 : Other States 1/ : 42,516 38,658 39,671 -6.7 2.6 : United States ..: 70,473 64,506 63,764 -9.5 -1.2 : Atlantic .......: 16,359 15,816 14,440 -11.7 -8.7 Central ........: 41,188 36,905 38,266 -7.1 3.7 West ...........: 12,926 11,785 11,058 -14.5 -6.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2020, there were 1,242 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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