Dairy Products
ISSN: 1949-0399
Released November 3, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
September 2016 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 981 million pounds,
1.6 percent above September 2015 but 1.8 percent below August 2016.
Italian type cheese production totaled 421 million pounds, 4.4 percent above
September 2015 but 0.9 percent below August 2016.
American type cheese production totaled 378 million pounds, 0.3 percent below
September 2015 and 2.9 percent below August 2016.
Butter production was 133 million pounds, 0.4 percent below September 2015
but 2.3 percent above August 2016.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with September 2015)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 126 million pounds, up 4.7 percent.
Skim milk powders - 38.4 million pounds, up 43.3 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with September 2015)
Dry whey, total - 74.5 million pounds, down 6.0 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 91.5 million pounds, up 7.5 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 34.2 million pounds, down 8.7 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with September 2015)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 62.2 million gallons, down 4.9 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 34.1 million gallons, down 3.8 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.23 million gallons, down 5.2 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.12 million gallons, down 9.7 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2015 and 2016............................ 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2015 and 2016.. 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States:
September 2015 and 2016.................................................................................. 5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016............................ 6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016..... 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016........................... 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016............................ 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016...................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016......................... 15
Butter Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016.................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016.......................... 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016................. 17
Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18
Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19
Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2015 and 2016
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: September : August : September :-----------------------------
Product : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
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Butter .................................: 133,659 130,057 133,099 -0.4 2.3
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 379,532 389,387 378,284 -0.3 -2.9
Cheddar ............................: 271,528 279,186 270,225 -0.5 -3.2
Other American types ...............: 108,004 110,201 108,059 0.1 -1.9
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,207 7,538 7,799 -5.0 3.5
Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,301 15,138 14,969 12.5 -1.1
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 83,438 84,361 80,112 -4.0 -5.0
Feta .................................: 9,251 11,100 10,497 13.5 -5.4
Gouda ................................: 5,216 5,637 5,914 13.4 4.9
Hispanic .............................: 22,092 21,949 22,598 2.3 3.0
Italian types ........................: 403,028 424,496 420,725 4.4 -0.9
Mozzarella .........................: 317,118 328,638 329,108 3.8 0.1
Parmesan ...........................: 23,606 31,513 27,506 16.5 -12.7
Provolone ..........................: 32,591 34,203 33,352 2.3 -2.5
Ricotta ............................: 20,575 21,276 21,340 3.7 0.3
Romano .............................: 3,578 3,908 4,053 13.3 3.7
Other Italian types ................: 5,560 4,958 5,366 -3.5 8.2
Swiss ................................: 25,278 25,438 24,810 -1.9 -2.5
All other types ......................: 16,714 14,539 15,470 -7.4 6.4
:
Total cheese .........................: 966,057 999,583 981,178 1.6 -1.8
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 34,670 35,875 34,562 -0.3 -3.7
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 27,369 28,855 27,433 0.2 -4.9
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 31,918 31,646 30,236 -5.3 -4.5
:
Sour cream .............................: 106,825 116,521 109,711 2.7 -5.8
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 445,270 419,109 436,085 -2.1 4.1
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: ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent -----
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Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 65,391 70,965 62,209 -4.9 -12.3
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 17,447 19,218 16,710 -4.2 -13.1
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 17,994 25,214 17,380 -3.4 -31.1
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 35,441 44,432 34,090 -3.8 -23.3
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 586 596 502 -14.3 -15.8
Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,407 3,120 3,230 -5.2 3.5
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,673 5,926 5,124 -9.7 -13.5
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,904 2,113 1,492 -21.6 -29.4
Nonfat, hard .......................: 686 502 549 -20.0 9.4
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,212 1,115 1,229 1.4 10.2
Water and juice ices .................: 5,880 6,547 6,016 2.3 -8.1
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Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 38,646 42,751 36,188 -6.4 -15.4
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 20,018 25,213 19,202 -4.1 -23.8
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 601 603 580 -3.5 -3.8
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,118 2,114 2,142 1.1 1.3
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,068 3,688 2,976 -3.0 -19.3
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1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese.
3/ Fat content 4 percent or more.
4/ Fat content less than 4 percent.
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2015 and 2016
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: September : August : September :-----------------------------
Product : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,228 11,451 10,849 6.1 -5.3
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 77,751 73,908 73,466 -5.5 -0.6
Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,496 2,488 1,054 -29.5 -57.6
Dry whey, total ......................: 79,247 76,396 74,520 -6.0 -2.5
:
Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 2,938 2,705 2,671 -9.1 -1.3
Animal ...............................: 2,565 2,324 2,634 2.7 13.3
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 37,148 34,140 33,908 -8.7 -0.7
Animal 2/ ............................: 292 197 262 -10.3 33.0
Total 2/ .............................: 37,440 34,337 34,170 -8.7 -0.5
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,432 13,631 13,306 -19.0 -2.4
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,008 20,706 20,864 -0.7 0.8
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,399 8,396 10,084 20.1 20.1
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 85,084 92,209 91,472 7.5 -0.8
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 70,296 60,492 51,718 -26.4 -14.5
Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,132 1,172 1,149 -63.3 -2.0
Dry whey, total ......................: 73,428 61,664 52,867 -28.0 -14.3
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,773 7,615 7,801 -20.2 2.4
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 76,391 57,521 51,625 -32.4 -10.3
Animal 2/ ............................: 804 455 497 -38.2 9.2
Total 2/ .............................: 77,195 57,976 52,122 -32.5 -10.1
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 34,443 20,749 17,294 -49.8 -16.7
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 42,752 37,227 34,828 -18.5 -6.4
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 13,956 16,816 20,027 43.5 19.1
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 115,183 118,949 115,099 -0.1 -3.2
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 14.9 11.6 14.6 -0.3 3.0
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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: September 2015 and 2016
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: September : August : September :-----------------------------
Product : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 134,764 140,081 124,565 -7.6 -11.1
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 6,885 6,774 7,153 3.9 5.6
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 702 972 635 -9.5 -34.7
Dry whole milk .......................: 4,194 6,716 6,879 64.0 2.4
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,684 9,865 10,855 -7.1 10.0
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 119,947 117,657 125,643 4.7 6.8
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 26,837 46,426 38,447 43.3 -17.2
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,864 16,164 17,024 72.6 5.3
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,900 2,152 1,640 -13.7 -23.8
Dry whole milk .......................: 9,383 12,898 13,493 43.8 4.6
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 211,576 234,834 216,086 2.1 -8.0
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 132,528 133,120 134,096 1.2 0.7
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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: 2015 and 2016
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Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from
: : : 2015 : : : 2015
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:--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
Total cheese :
January ....................: 994,542 1,003,278 0.9 994,542 1,003,278 0.9
February ...................: 896,222 955,051 6.6 1,890,764 1,958,329 3.6
March ......................:1,011,401 1,025,629 1.4 2,902,165 2,983,958 2.8
April ......................: 977,734 991,181 1.4 3,879,899 3,975,139 2.5
May ........................: 986,103 1,002,024 1.6 4,866,002 4,977,163 2.3
June .......................: 976,802 990,753 1.4 5,842,804 5,967,916 2.1
July .......................:1,003,072 1,012,526 0.9 6,845,876 6,980,442 2.0
August .....................: 978,177 999,583 2.2 7,824,053 7,980,025 2.0
September ..................: 966,057 981,178 1.6 8,790,110 8,961,203 1.9
October ....................:1,027,279 9,817,389
November ...................: 984,720 10,802,109
December ...................:1,036,316 11,838,425
:
Total American cheese types 1/:
January ....................: 402,235 400,989 -0.3 402,235 400,989 -0.3
February ...................: 357,392 366,870 2.7 759,627 767,859 1.1
March ......................: 395,913 399,063 0.8 1,155,540 1,166,922 1.0
April ......................: 396,707 395,527 -0.3 1,552,247 1,562,449 0.7
May ........................: 407,684 400,350 -1.8 1,959,931 1,962,799 0.1
June .......................: 390,457 389,382 -0.3 2,350,388 2,352,181 0.1
July .......................: 397,252 398,996 0.4 2,747,640 2,751,177 0.1
August .....................: 394,944 389,387 -1.4 3,142,584 3,140,564 -0.1
September ..................: 379,532 378,284 -0.3 3,522,116 3,518,848 -0.1
October ....................: 392,516 3,914,632
November ...................: 380,090 4,294,722
December ...................: 400,164 4,694,886
:
Cheddar cheese :
January ....................: 296,775 296,492 -0.1 296,775 296,492 -0.1
February ...................: 262,614 257,550 -1.9 559,389 554,042 -1.0
March ......................: 287,127 283,957 -1.1 846,516 837,999 -1.0
April ......................: 287,362 297,403 3.5 1,133,878 1,135,402 0.1
May ........................: 296,459 290,549 -2.0 1,430,337 1,425,951 -0.3
June .......................: 287,963 277,668 -3.6 1,718,300 1,703,619 -0.9
July .......................: 286,447 281,801 -1.6 2,004,747 1,985,420 -1.0
August .....................: 279,375 279,186 -0.1 2,284,122 2,264,606 -0.9
September ..................: 271,528 270,225 -0.5 2,555,650 2,534,831 -0.8
October ....................: 278,831 2,834,481
November ...................: 266,026 3,100,507
December ...................: 292,957 3,393,464
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016
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: : :Change : : :Change
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 433,575 435,176 0.4 433,575 435,176 0.4
February ...................: 389,448 423,918 8.9 823,023 859,094 4.4
March ......................: 440,148 458,783 4.2 1,263,171 1,317,877 4.3
April ......................: 421,271 436,543 3.6 1,684,442 1,754,420 4.2
May ........................: 417,329 440,810 5.6 2,101,771 2,195,230 4.4
June .......................: 422,827 434,410 2.7 2,524,598 2,629,640 4.2
July .......................: 430,439 443,092 2.9 2,955,037 3,072,732 4.0
August .....................: 402,279 424,496 5.5 3,357,316 3,497,228 4.2
September ..................: 403,028 420,725 4.4 3,760,344 3,917,953 4.2
October ....................: 437,762 4,198,106
November ...................: 425,075 4,623,181
December ...................: 465,574 5,088,755
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Mozzarella :
January ....................: 341,435 336,865 -1.3 341,435 336,865 -1.3
February ...................: 304,907 332,553 9.1 646,342 669,418 3.6
March ......................: 342,753 359,034 4.8 989,095 1,028,452 4.0
April ......................: 331,378 340,847 2.9 1,320,473 1,369,299 3.7
May ........................: 331,276 345,427 4.3 1,651,749 1,714,726 3.8
June .......................: 331,891 339,659 2.3 1,983,640 2,054,385 3.6
July .......................: 339,588 348,503 2.6 2,323,228 2,402,888 3.4
August .....................: 315,163 328,638 4.3 2,638,391 2,731,526 3.5
September ..................: 317,118 329,108 3.8 2,955,509 3,060,634 3.6
October ....................: 342,127 3,297,636
November ...................: 333,437 3,631,073
December ...................: 364,737 3,995,810
:
Other Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 6,087 6,117 0.5 6,087 6,117 0.5
February ...................: 6,153 5,777 -6.1 12,240 11,894 -2.8
March ......................: 7,506 5,994 -20.1 19,746 17,888 -9.4
April ......................: 6,916 5,376 -22.3 26,662 23,264 -12.7
May ........................: 6,481 6,250 -3.6 33,143 29,514 -10.9
June .......................: 6,297 5,778 -8.2 39,440 35,292 -10.5
July .......................: 5,692 5,296 -7.0 45,132 40,588 -10.1
August .....................: 6,130 4,958 -19.1 51,262 45,546 -11.2
September ..................: 5,560 5,366 -3.5 56,822 50,912 -10.4
October ....................: 6,746 63,568
November ...................: 6,312 69,880
December ...................: 6,435 76,315
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from
: : : 2015 : : : 2015
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Butter :
January ....................: 173,637 175,654 1.2 173,637 175,654 1.2
February ...................: 155,979 174,353 11.8 329,616 350,007 6.2
March ......................: 167,503 182,126 8.7 497,119 532,133 7.0
April ......................: 165,472 176,453 6.6 662,591 708,586 6.9
May ........................: 169,429 170,015 0.3 832,020 878,601 5.6
June .......................: 143,714 151,244 5.2 975,734 1,029,845 5.5
July .......................: 135,525 144,019 6.3 1,111,259 1,173,864 5.6
August .....................: 128,091 130,057 1.5 1,239,350 1,303,921 5.2
September ..................: 133,659 133,099 -0.4 1,373,009 1,437,020 4.7
October ....................: 148,424 1,521,433
November ...................: 152,329 1,673,762
December ...................: 175,556 1,849,318
:
Nonfat dry milk, human :
January ....................: 167,699 137,046 -18.3 167,699 137,046 -18.3
February ...................: 150,953 140,225 -7.1 318,652 277,271 -13.0
March ......................: 180,815 172,009 -4.9 499,467 449,280 -10.0
April ......................: 180,768 169,349 -6.3 680,235 618,629 -9.1
May ........................: 180,001 166,026 -7.8 860,236 784,655 -8.8
June .......................: 165,441 146,017 -11.7 1,025,677 930,672 -9.3
July .......................: 155,245 150,889 -2.8 1,180,922 1,081,561 -8.4
August .....................: 123,885 117,657 -5.0 1,304,807 1,199,218 -8.1
September ..................: 119,947 125,643 4.7 1,424,754 1,324,861 -7.0
October ....................: 118,358 1,543,112
November ...................: 127,928 1,671,040
December ...................: 151,143 1,822,183
:
Skim milk powders 2/ :
January ....................: 41,107 51,243 24.7 41,107 51,243 24.7
February ...................: 33,320 40,201 20.7 74,427 91,444 22.9
March ......................: 39,442 40,564 2.8 113,869 132,008 15.9
April ......................: 33,099 43,189 30.5 146,968 175,197 19.2
May ........................: 35,538 50,865 43.1 182,506 226,062 23.9
June .......................: 34,676 55,312 59.5 217,182 281,374 29.6
July .......................: 34,882 48,814 39.9 252,064 330,188 31.0
August .....................: 39,288 46,426 18.2 291,352 376,614 29.3
September ..................: 26,837 38,447 43.3 318,189 415,061 30.4
October ....................: 39,723 357,912
November ...................: 44,940 402,852
December ...................: 43,472 446,324
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
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: : : 2015 : : : 2015
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Dry whey, total 3/ :
January ......................: 76,418 83,281 9.0 76,418 83,281 9.0
February .....................: 76,735 75,459 -1.7 153,153 158,740 3.6
March ........................: 86,928 82,941 -4.6 240,081 241,681 0.7
April ........................: 78,079 82,348 5.5 318,160 324,029 1.8
May ..........................: 79,396 82,046 3.3 397,556 406,075 2.1
June .........................: 85,761 80,134 -6.6 483,317 486,209 0.6
July .........................: 81,691 82,354 0.8 565,008 568,563 0.6
August .......................: 82,744 76,396 -7.7 647,752 644,959 -0.4
September ....................: 79,247 74,520 -6.0 726,999 719,479 -1.0
October ......................: 77,108 804,107
November .....................: 79,012 883,119
December .....................: 91,786 974,905
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Lactose, human and animal :
January ......................: 90,148 84,602 -6.2 90,148 84,602 -6.2
February .....................: 80,505 83,897 4.2 170,653 168,499 -1.3
March ........................: 92,896 92,710 -0.2 263,549 261,209 -0.9
April ........................: 88,352 87,962 -0.4 351,901 349,171 -0.8
May ..........................: 88,285 91,631 3.8 440,186 440,802 0.1
June .........................: 89,945 93,756 4.2 530,131 534,558 0.8
July .........................: 90,326 97,715 8.2 620,457 632,273 1.9
August .......................: 86,557 92,209 6.5 707,014 724,482 2.5
September ....................: 85,084 91,472 7.5 792,098 815,954 3.0
October ......................: 83,126 875,224
November .....................: 82,460 957,684
December .....................: 91,094 1,048,778
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Whey protein concentrate, total :
January ......................: 43,826 39,051 -10.9 43,826 39,051 -10.9
February .....................: 38,516 36,775 -4.5 82,342 75,826 -7.9
March ........................: 42,131 39,232 -6.9 124,473 115,058 -7.6
April ........................: 42,622 36,808 -13.6 167,095 151,866 -9.1
May ..........................: 43,898 37,992 -13.5 210,993 189,858 -10.0
June .........................: 39,008 36,983 -5.2 250,001 226,841 -9.3
July .........................: 41,723 36,664 -12.1 291,724 263,505 -9.7
August .......................: 39,564 34,337 -13.2 331,288 297,842 -10.1
September ....................: 37,440 34,170 -8.7 368,728 332,012 -10.0
October ......................: 42,076 410,804
November .....................: 41,302 452,106
December .....................: 42,299 494,405
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016
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: : :Change : : :Change
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Cottage cheese, cream :
January ....................: 24,103 23,777 -1.4 24,103 23,777 -1.4
February ...................: 25,188 25,233 0.2 49,291 49,010 -0.6
March ......................: 26,991 28,607 6.0 76,282 77,617 1.8
April ......................: 25,811 26,717 3.5 102,093 104,334 2.2
May ........................: 26,281 27,985 6.5 128,374 132,319 3.1
June .......................: 27,179 27,852 2.5 155,553 160,171 3.0
July .......................: 28,791 26,482 -8.0 184,344 186,653 1.3
August .....................: 27,810 28,855 3.8 212,154 215,508 1.6
September ..................: 27,369 27,433 0.2 239,523 242,941 1.4
October ....................: 27,130 266,653
November ...................: 24,212 290,865
December ...................: 26,663 317,528
:
Cottage cheese, lowfat :
January ....................: 28,993 28,610 -1.3 28,993 28,610 -1.3
February ...................: 28,913 28,708 -0.7 57,906 57,318 -1.0
March ......................: 32,157 34,290 6.6 90,063 91,608 1.7
April ......................: 29,848 30,499 2.2 119,911 122,107 1.8
May ........................: 29,920 31,902 6.6 149,831 154,009 2.8
June .......................: 32,113 30,459 -5.2 181,944 184,468 1.4
July .......................: 31,483 29,912 -5.0 213,427 214,380 0.4
August .....................: 31,377 31,646 0.9 244,804 246,026 0.5
September ..................: 31,918 30,236 -5.3 276,722 276,262 -0.2
October ....................: 29,543 306,265
November ...................: 26,652 332,917
December ...................: 30,088 363,005
:
Sour cream :
January ....................: 109,699 102,931 -6.2 109,699 102,931 -6.2
February ...................: 96,386 103,420 7.3 206,085 206,351 0.1
March ......................: 110,976 116,668 5.1 317,061 323,019 1.9
April ......................: 103,658 102,123 -1.5 420,719 425,142 1.1
May ........................: 104,420 113,759 8.9 525,139 538,901 2.6
June .......................: 110,834 119,715 8.0 635,973 658,616 3.6
July .......................: 105,243 104,836 -0.4 741,216 763,452 3.0
August .....................: 107,410 116,521 8.5 848,626 879,973 3.7
September ..................: 106,825 109,711 2.7 955,451 989,684 3.6
October ....................: 119,063 1,074,514
November ...................: 123,532 1,198,046
December ...................: 118,408 1,316,454
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from
: : : 2015 : : : 2015
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: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ....................: 57,106 57,066 -0.1 57,106 57,066 -0.1
February ...................: 59,797 60,423 1.0 116,903 117,489 0.5
March ......................: 71,808 71,024 -1.1 188,711 188,513 -0.1
April ......................: 68,771 71,328 3.7 257,482 259,841 0.9
May ........................: 65,517 71,903 9.7 322,999 331,744 2.7
June .......................: 72,534 76,135 5.0 395,533 407,879 3.1
July .......................: 72,356 69,600 -3.8 467,889 477,479 2.0
August .....................: 69,503 70,965 2.1 537,392 548,444 2.1
September ..................: 65,391 62,209 -4.9 602,783 610,653 1.3
October ....................: 63,356 666,139
November ...................: 54,953 721,092
December ...................: 56,472 777,564
:
Ice cream, lowfat total :
January ....................: 29,598 25,723 -13.1 29,598 25,723 -13.1
February ...................: 31,465 31,137 -1.0 61,063 56,860 -6.9
March ......................: 38,086 40,926 7.5 99,149 97,786 -1.4
April ......................: 39,693 39,789 0.2 138,842 137,575 -0.9
May ........................: 41,140 40,290 -2.1 179,982 177,865 -1.2
June .......................: 46,491 42,259 -9.1 226,473 220,124 -2.8
July .......................: 43,126 41,608 -3.5 269,599 261,732 -2.9
August .....................: 42,556 44,432 4.4 312,155 306,164 -1.9
September ..................: 35,441 34,090 -3.8 347,596 340,254 -2.1
October ....................: 31,918 379,514
November ...................: 26,788 406,302
December ...................: 25,399 431,701
:
Sherbet, hard :
January ....................: 2,982 2,461 -17.5 2,982 2,461 -17.5
February ...................: 3,225 3,200 -0.8 6,207 5,661 -8.8
March ......................: 3,989 3,726 -6.6 10,196 9,387 -7.9
April ......................: 3,527 3,567 1.1 13,723 12,954 -5.6
May ........................: 3,739 3,484 -6.8 17,462 16,438 -5.9
June .......................: 3,875 3,597 -7.2 21,337 20,035 -6.1
July .......................: 3,766 3,229 -14.3 25,103 23,264 -7.3
August .....................: 3,553 3,120 -12.2 28,656 26,384 -7.9
September ..................: 3,407 3,230 -5.2 32,063 29,614 -7.6
October ....................: 2,927 34,990
November ...................: 2,531 37,521
December ...................: 2,178 39,699
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from
: : : 2015 : : : 2015
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Yogurt, plain and flavored :
January ....................: 370,650 394,767 6.5 370,650 394,767 6.5
February ...................: 419,288 396,799 -5.4 789,938 791,566 0.2
March ......................: 436,581 421,450 -3.5 1,226,519 1,213,016 -1.1
April ......................: 384,158 392,006 2.0 1,610,677 1,605,022 -0.4
May ........................: 396,737 380,186 -4.2 2,007,414 1,985,208 -1.1
June .......................: 395,772 397,126 0.3 2,403,186 2,382,334 -0.9
July .......................: 388,817 361,949 -6.9 2,792,003 2,744,283 -1.7
August .....................: 401,818 419,109 4.3 3,193,821 3,163,392 -1.0
September ..................: 445,270 436,085 -2.1 3,639,091 3,599,477 -1.1
October ....................: 387,836 4,026,927
November ...................: 347,738 4,374,665
December ...................: 367,422 4,742,087
:
: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
:
Frozen yogurt, total :
January ....................: 4,699 4,125 -12.2 4,699 4,125 -12.2
February ...................: 5,614 5,377 -4.2 10,313 9,502 -7.9
March ......................: 6,283 6,079 -3.2 16,596 15,581 -6.1
April ......................: 7,000 6,281 -10.3 23,596 21,862 -7.3
May ........................: 5,827 5,755 -1.2 29,423 27,617 -6.1
June .......................: 7,069 6,320 -10.6 36,492 33,937 -7.0
July .......................: 6,616 6,004 -9.3 43,108 39,941 -7.3
August .....................: 5,891 5,926 0.6 48,999 45,867 -6.4
September ..................: 5,673 5,124 -9.7 54,672 50,991 -6.7
October ....................: 5,543 60,215
November ...................: 4,496 64,711
December ...................: 4,004 68,715
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1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Includes protein standardized and blends.
3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products.
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States:
September 2015 and 2016
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: : : : Change from
: September : August : September :---------------------
State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 :September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 193,048 205,574 202,451 4.9 -1.5
Idaho ..........: 81,813 78,162 81,738 -0.1 4.6
Illinois .......: 6,322 6,775 6,703 6.0 -1.1
Iowa ...........: 17,000 20,680 18,172 6.9 -12.1
Minnesota ......: 53,675 52,710 52,899 -1.4 0.4
New Jersey .....: 5,043 5,158 5,582 10.7 8.2
New Mexico .....: 59,776 61,712 59,875 0.2 -3.0
New York .......: 70,190 72,696 71,049 1.2 -2.3
Ohio ...........: 18,044 18,700 17,145 -5.0 -8.3
Pennsylvania ...: 33,429 33,739 32,184 -3.7 -4.6
South Dakota ...: 22,636 21,829 21,337 -5.7 -2.3
Vermont ........: 10,384 11,407 10,424 0.4 -8.6
Wisconsin ......: 250,496 261,277 258,850 3.3 -0.9
:
Other States 1/ : 144,201 149,164 142,769 -1.0 -4.3
:
United States ..: 966,057 999,583 981,178 1.6 -1.8
:
Atlantic .......: 125,224 129,755 125,514 0.2 -3.3
Central ........: 429,165 447,779 436,104 1.6 -2.6
West ...........: 411,668 422,049 419,560 1.9 -0.6
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
American Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016
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: : : : Change from
: September : August : September :---------------------
State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 :September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 52,615 55,630 53,186 1.1 -4.4
Idaho ..........: 51,067 52,756 49,185 -3.7 -6.8
Iowa ...........: 11,314 13,758 13,257 17.2 -3.6
New York .......: 10,953 10,739 10,511 -4.0 -2.1
Oregon .........: 15,876 16,327 16,397 3.3 0.4
Pennsylvania ...: 79 79 78 -1.3 -1.3
Wisconsin ......: 71,788 71,549 72,800 1.4 1.7
:
Other States 1/ : 165,840 168,549 162,870 -1.8 -3.4
:
United States ..: 379,532 389,387 378,284 -0.3 -2.9
:
Atlantic .......: 23,479 24,041 23,042 -1.9 -4.2
Central ........: 180,250 180,286 179,620 -0.3 -0.4
West ...........: 175,803 185,060 175,622 -0.1 -5.1
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016
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: : : : Change from
: September : August : September :---------------------
State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 :September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 28,039 30,291 27,933 -0.4 -7.8
Idaho ..........: 41,305 41,646 36,559 -11.5 -12.2
Iowa ...........: 7,843 8,536 8,323 6.1 -2.5
Minnesota ......: 43,561 40,244 41,173 -5.5 2.3
Vermont ........: 6,808 7,508 7,456 9.5 -0.7
Wisconsin ......: 46,113 47,895 49,100 6.5 2.5
:
Other States 1/ : 97,859 103,066 99,681 1.9 -3.3
:
United States ..: 271,528 279,186 270,225 -0.5 -3.2
:
Atlantic .......: 22,364 22,954 22,065 -1.3 -3.9
Central ........: 123,286 124,075 124,327 0.8 0.2
West ...........: 125,878 132,157 123,833 -1.6 -6.3
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States:
September 2015 and 2016
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: : : : Change from
: September : August : September :---------------------
State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 :September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 120,753 130,907 127,674 5.7 -2.5
Idaho ..........: 25,226 19,394 26,134 3.6 34.8
New York .......: 28,428 30,039 31,003 9.1 3.2
Pennsylvania ...: 19,476 19,529 19,628 0.8 0.5
Wisconsin ......: 123,382 135,341 131,227 6.4 -3.0
:
Other States 1/ : 85,763 89,286 85,059 -0.8 -4.7
:
United States ..: 403,028 424,496 420,725 4.4 -0.9
:
Atlantic .......: 52,827 54,731 55,720 5.5 1.8
Central ........: 159,713 175,685 166,725 4.4 -5.1
West ...........: 190,488 194,080 198,280 4.1 2.2
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016
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: : : : Change from
: September : August : September :---------------------
State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 :September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 110,258 119,182 118,325 7.3 -0.7
Idaho ..........: 23,872 18,209 24,722 3.6 35.8
New York .......: 14,696 15,053 15,712 6.9 4.4
Pennsylvania ...: 16,580 16,357 16,902 1.9 3.3
Wisconsin ......: 83,213 91,923 87,000 4.6 -5.4
:
Other States 1/ : 68,499 67,914 66,447 -3.0 -2.2
:
United States ..: 317,118 328,638 329,108 3.8 0.1
:
Atlantic .......: 33,591 34,245 35,251 4.9 2.9
Central ........: 106,380 114,919 108,324 1.8 -5.7
West ...........: 177,147 179,474 185,533 4.7 3.4
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Butter Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: September : August : September :---------------------
State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 :September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 38,520 38,223 39,972 3.8 4.6
New York .......: 1,880 1,730 2,385 26.9 37.9
Pennsylvania ...: 6,398 4,256 7,010 9.6 64.7
:
Other States 1/ : 86,861 85,848 83,732 -3.6 -2.5
:
United States ..: 133,659 130,057 133,099 -0.4 2.3
:
Atlantic .......: 12,397 9,076 14,116 13.9 55.5
Central ........: 52,068 50,627 53,502 2.8 5.7
West ...........: 69,194 70,354 65,481 -5.4 -6.9
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States:
September 2015 and 2016
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: : : : Change from
: September : August : September :---------------------
State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 :September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 48,691 30,552 41,801 -14.2 36.8
Pennsylvania ...: 11,597 13,164 11,504 -0.8 -12.6
:
Other States 1/ : 59,659 73,941 72,338 21.3 -2.2
:
United States ..: 119,947 117,657 125,643 4.7 6.8
:
Atlantic .......: 19,241 25,390 19,096 -0.8 -24.8
Central ........: 19,150 21,402 24,814 29.6 15.9
West ...........: 81,556 70,865 81,733 0.2 15.3
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2015 and 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: September : August : September :---------------------
State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 :September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
New York .......: 12,710 12,307 13,151 3.5 6.9
Wisconsin ......: 24,687 24,865 23,381 -5.3 -6.0
:
Other States 1/ : 40,354 36,736 36,934 -8.5 0.5
:
United States ..: 77,751 73,908 73,466 -5.5 -0.6
:
Atlantic .......: 21,468 19,618 20,870 -2.8 6.4
Central ........: 35,414 36,241 34,131 -3.6 -5.8
West ...........: 20,869 18,049 18,465 -11.5 2.3
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States:
September 2015 and 2016
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: : : : Change from
: September : August : September :---------------------
State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 :September : August
: : : : 2015 : 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .........: 11,800 10,427 9,120 -22.7 -12.5
Connecticut ........: 1,230 1,203 1,086 -11.7 -9.7
Missouri ...........: 1,918 2,149 1,915 -0.2 -10.9
Ohio ...............: 2,206 2,376 1,997 -9.5 -16.0
Oregon .............: 920 1,313 1,106 20.2 -15.8
Pennsylvania .......: 3,197 4,008 2,872 -10.2 -28.3
Wisconsin ..........: 1,605 1,999 1,768 10.2 -11.6
:
Other States 1/ ....: 42,515 47,490 42,345 -0.4 -10.8
:
United States ......: 65,391 70,965 62,209 -4.9 -12.3
:
Atlantic ...........: 14,057 16,472 13,047 -7.2 -20.8
Central ............: 33,485 37,548 34,316 2.5 -8.6
West ...............: 17,849 16,945 14,846 -16.8 -12.4
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
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 2015, there were 1,267 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. Revisions are generally due
to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current
report.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock
Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to
nass@nass.usda.gov.
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424
Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
David Colwell - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-8784
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
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