Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released June 3, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April 2022 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.16 billion pounds, 0.1 percent above April 2021 but 4.5 percent below March 2022. Italian type cheese production totaled 489 million pounds, 1.2 percent above April 2021 but 5.5 percent below March 2022. American type cheese production totaled 465 million pounds, 2.7 percent below April 2021 and 1.8 percent below March 2022. Butter production was 181 million pounds, 1.0 percent below April 2021 and 10.3 percent below March 2022. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with April 2021) Nonfat dry milk, human - 196 million pounds, up 1.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 35.6 million pounds, down 36.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with April 2021) Dry whey, total - 82.8 million pounds, up 7.0 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 101 million pounds, up 2.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 45.9 million pounds, down 8.1 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with April 2021) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 65.4 million gallons, down 4.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 38.3 million gallons, down 10.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.24 million gallons, down 20.6 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.83 million gallons, down 1.2 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2021 and 2022................................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2021 and 2022......... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 2021 and 2022...... 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022............................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022.. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022........................ 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022......................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022...................... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022................................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022................ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022....................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022.............. 17 Dairy Products Regions...................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology..................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts........................................................................................ 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 182,991 201,940 181,194 -1.0 -10.3 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 478,196 473,724 465,415 -2.7 -1.8 Cheddar ............................: 337,847 327,246 320,994 -5.0 -1.9 Other American types ...............: 140,349 146,478 144,421 2.9 -1.4 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,393 7,102 7,833 6.0 10.3 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,476 16,449 17,903 15.7 8.8 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 81,648 96,581 84,463 3.4 -12.5 Feta .................................: 15,602 12,025 14,648 -6.1 21.8 Gouda ................................: 3,549 6,881 5,289 49.0 -23.1 Hispanic .............................: 27,579 31,747 28,964 5.0 -8.8 Italian types ........................: 483,156 517,561 489,041 1.2 -5.5 Mozzarella .........................: 377,151 407,492 385,779 2.3 -5.3 Parmesan ...........................: 40,900 43,317 39,468 -3.5 -8.9 Provolone ..........................: 32,804 30,488 30,351 -7.5 -0.4 Ricotta ............................: 19,813 23,178 21,104 6.5 -8.9 Romano .............................: 5,911 4,635 4,452 -24.7 -3.9 Other Italian types ................: 6,577 8,451 7,887 19.9 -6.7 Swiss ................................: 28,832 31,525 30,276 5.0 -4.0 All other types ......................: 13,170 16,490 11,690 -11.2 -29.1 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,154,601 1,210,085 1,155,522 0.1 -4.5 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 28,853 31,927 29,568 2.5 -7.4 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 27,116 29,744 26,736 -1.4 -10.1 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 25,862 26,934 26,390 2.0 -2.0 : Sour cream .............................: 119,051 129,936 117,676 -1.2 -9.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 414,884 431,500 378,115 -8.9 -12.4 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 68,856 65,973 65,448 -4.9 -0.8 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 20,934 22,017 20,242 -3.3 -8.1 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 22,052 18,444 18,105 -17.9 -1.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 42,986 40,461 38,347 -10.8 -5.2 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 791 661 752 -4.9 13.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,823 2,826 2,241 -20.6 -20.7 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,895 4,274 4,834 -1.2 13.1 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,126 1,511 1,140 1.2 -24.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 223 237 148 -33.6 -37.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,125 1,055 1,118 -0.6 6.0 Water and juice ices .................: 6,471 6,535 6,218 -3.9 -4.9 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 45,309 42,469 42,655 -5.9 0.4 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 23,589 22,632 21,495 -8.9 -5.0 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 538 563 445 -17.3 -21.0 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,087 2,111 1,694 -18.8 -19.8 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,049 1,712 1,753 -14.4 2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,753 9,655 8,427 -21.6 -12.7 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 76,070 81,372 81,278 6.8 -0.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,365 1,688 1,541 12.9 -8.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,435 83,060 82,819 7.0 -0.3 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,499 3,035 2,863 14.6 -5.7 Animal ...............................: 2,847 3,620 3,363 18.1 -7.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 48,890 39,627 44,906 -8.1 13.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,066 1,141 1,013 -5.0 -11.2 Total 2/ .............................: 49,956 40,768 45,919 -8.1 12.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,675 13,889 15,714 -20.1 13.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 30,281 26,879 30,205 -0.3 12.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,311 12,073 12,866 24.8 6.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 98,065 96,701 100,789 2.8 4.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 59,278 67,847 72,073 21.6 6.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 995 1,015 991 -0.4 -2.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 60,273 68,862 73,064 21.2 6.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 7,115 7,968 9,192 29.2 15.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 60,267 65,300 66,884 11.0 2.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,412 1,782 1,769 25.3 -0.7 Total 2/ .............................: 61,679 67,082 68,653 11.3 2.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,114 21,894 20,825 -9.9 -4.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 38,565 45,188 47,828 24.0 5.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 12,660 13,677 13,155 3.9 -3.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 127,434 169,831 165,350 29.8 -2.6 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 38.8 42.5 39.9 1.2 -2.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 124,966 115,551 114,755 -8.2 -0.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,982 11,454 12,444 -4.1 8.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 572 502 898 57.0 78.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 13,760 11,738 10,710 -22.2 -8.8 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 18,875 20,710 21,479 13.8 3.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 193,792 191,349 195,763 1.0 2.3 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 55,977 33,146 35,550 -36.5 7.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 22,547 23,683 24,515 8.7 3.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 9,650 7,632 7,955 -17.6 4.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 15,669 24,507 19,464 24.2 -20.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 297,427 287,795 298,712 0.4 3.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 192,542 185,494 174,863 -9.2 -5.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2021 and 2022 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,143,106 1,172,006 2.5 1,143,106 1,172,006 2.5 February .....................:1,047,673 1,105,338 5.5 2,190,779 2,277,344 4.0 March ........................:1,183,382 1,210,085 2.3 3,374,161 3,487,429 3.4 April ........................:1,154,601 1,155,522 0.1 4,528,762 4,642,951 2.5 May ..........................:1,163,223 5,691,985 June .........................:1,126,772 6,818,757 July .........................:1,145,699 7,964,456 August .......................:1,148,755 9,113,211 September ....................:1,134,384 10,247,595 October ......................:1,172,302 11,419,897 November .....................:1,151,406 12,571,303 December .....................:1,201,463 13,772,766 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 478,328 471,650 -1.4 478,328 471,650 -1.4 February .....................: 427,090 442,683 3.7 905,418 914,333 1.0 March ........................: 480,500 473,724 -1.4 1,385,918 1,388,057 0.2 April ........................: 478,196 465,415 -2.7 1,864,114 1,853,472 -0.6 May ..........................: 481,545 2,345,659 June .........................: 457,394 2,803,053 July .........................: 467,274 3,270,327 August .......................: 462,477 3,732,804 September ....................: 454,668 4,187,472 October ......................: 480,880 4,668,352 November .....................: 462,639 5,130,991 December .....................: 483,770 5,614,761 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 352,093 332,479 -5.6 352,093 332,479 -5.6 February .....................: 301,126 308,061 2.3 653,219 640,540 -1.9 March ........................: 336,776 327,246 -2.8 989,995 967,786 -2.2 April ........................: 337,847 320,994 -5.0 1,327,842 1,288,780 -2.9 May ..........................: 348,365 1,676,207 June .........................: 329,810 2,006,017 July .........................: 325,011 2,331,028 August .......................: 320,293 2,651,321 September ....................: 309,879 2,961,200 October ......................: 341,914 3,303,114 November .....................: 321,524 3,624,638 December .....................: 345,665 3,970,303 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 482,461 503,643 4.4 482,461 503,643 4.4 February .....................: 443,396 466,287 5.2 925,857 969,930 4.8 March ........................: 502,101 517,561 3.1 1,427,958 1,487,491 4.2 April ........................: 483,156 489,041 1.2 1,911,114 1,976,532 3.4 May ..........................: 472,514 2,383,628 June .........................: 465,030 2,848,658 July .........................: 480,260 3,328,918 August .......................: 480,009 3,808,927 September ....................: 475,972 4,284,899 October ......................: 488,426 4,773,325 November .....................: 485,853 5,259,178 December .....................: 508,981 5,768,159 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 376,540 394,810 4.9 376,540 394,810 4.9 February .....................: 344,391 359,283 4.3 720,931 754,093 4.6 March ........................: 392,656 407,492 3.8 1,113,587 1,161,585 4.3 April ........................: 377,151 385,779 2.3 1,490,738 1,547,364 3.8 May ..........................: 371,087 1,861,825 June .........................: 364,385 2,226,210 July .........................: 374,441 2,600,651 August .......................: 374,517 2,975,168 September ....................: 369,882 3,345,050 October ......................: 378,302 3,723,352 November .....................: 378,299 4,101,651 December .....................: 394,985 4,496,636 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 6,374 7,952 24.8 6,374 7,952 24.8 February .....................: 6,455 7,304 13.2 12,829 15,256 18.9 March ........................: 7,132 8,451 18.5 19,961 23,707 18.8 April ........................: 6,577 7,887 19.9 26,538 31,594 19.1 May ..........................: 6,815 33,353 June .........................: 7,638 40,991 July .........................: 7,750 48,741 August .......................: 7,708 56,449 September ....................: 7,639 64,088 October ......................: 8,621 72,709 November .....................: 8,011 80,720 December .....................: 8,879 89,599 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 222,262 194,034 -12.7 222,262 194,034 -12.7 February .....................: 188,833 183,462 -2.8 411,095 377,496 -8.2 March ........................: 199,574 201,940 1.2 610,669 579,436 -5.1 April ........................: 182,991 181,194 -1.0 793,660 760,630 -4.2 May ..........................: 183,041 976,701 June .........................: 156,965 1,133,666 July .........................: 147,112 1,280,778 August .......................: 147,053 1,427,831 September ....................: 143,640 1,571,471 October ......................: 164,296 1,735,767 November .....................: 155,987 1,891,754 December .....................: 179,962 2,071,716 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 210,168 170,306 -19.0 210,168 170,306 -19.0 February .....................: 182,471 170,815 -6.4 392,639 341,121 -13.1 March ........................: 198,254 191,349 -3.5 590,893 532,470 -9.9 April ........................: 193,792 195,763 1.0 784,685 728,233 -7.2 May ..........................: 205,470 990,155 June .........................: 185,604 1,175,759 July .........................: 155,789 1,331,548 August .......................: 121,559 1,453,107 September ....................: 119,384 1,572,491 October ......................: 120,721 1,693,212 November .....................: 132,011 1,825,223 December .....................: 167,804 1,993,027 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 48,065 43,415 -9.7 48,065 43,415 -9.7 February .....................: 43,967 29,612 -32.6 92,032 73,027 -20.7 March ........................: 52,575 33,146 -37.0 144,607 106,173 -26.6 April ........................: 55,977 35,550 -36.5 200,584 141,723 -29.3 May ..........................: 48,496 249,080 June .........................: 54,174 303,254 July .........................: 64,413 367,667 August .......................: 72,450 440,117 September ....................: 72,120 512,237 October ......................: 77,649 589,886 November .....................: 59,550 649,436 December .....................: 48,567 698,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 83,537 80,406 -3.7 83,537 80,406 -3.7 February .....................: 77,154 70,288 -8.9 160,691 150,694 -6.2 March ........................: 76,909 83,060 8.0 237,600 233,754 -1.6 April ........................: 77,435 82,819 7.0 315,035 316,573 0.5 May ..........................: 77,277 392,312 June .........................: 76,350 468,662 July .........................: 81,016 549,678 August .......................: 82,302 631,980 September ....................: 75,185 707,165 October ......................: 74,882 782,047 November .....................: 75,856 857,903 December .....................: 76,044 933,947 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 91,730 101,448 10.6 91,730 101,448 10.6 February .....................: 84,576 92,778 9.7 176,306 194,226 10.2 March ........................: 97,812 96,701 -1.1 274,118 290,927 6.1 April ........................: 98,065 100,789 2.8 372,183 391,716 5.2 May ..........................: 94,741 466,924 June .........................: 96,228 563,152 July .........................: 99,012 662,164 August .......................: 97,958 760,122 September ....................: 100,670 860,792 October ......................: 96,548 957,340 November .....................: 90,511 1,047,851 December .....................: 103,807 1,151,658 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,358 47,226 14.2 41,358 47,226 14.2 February .....................: 35,794 40,718 13.8 77,152 87,944 14.0 March ........................: 40,832 40,768 -0.2 117,984 128,712 9.1 April ........................: 49,956 45,919 -8.1 167,940 174,631 4.0 May ..........................: 40,450 208,390 June .........................: 38,515 246,905 July .........................: 38,689 285,594 August .......................: 41,587 327,181 September ....................: 44,812 371,993 October ......................: 46,622 418,615 November .....................: 43,440 462,055 December .....................: 46,935 508,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 26,717 27,422 2.6 26,717 27,422 2.6 February .....................: 27,677 28,452 2.8 54,394 55,874 2.7 March ........................: 31,597 29,744 -5.9 85,991 85,618 -0.4 April ........................: 27,116 26,736 -1.4 113,107 112,354 -0.7 May ..........................: 28,165 141,272 June .........................: 28,624 169,896 July .........................: 29,474 199,370 August .......................: 29,527 228,897 September ....................: 28,604 257,501 October ......................: 27,437 284,938 November .....................: 26,136 311,074 December .....................: 27,472 338,546 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 24,664 24,313 -1.4 24,664 24,313 -1.4 February .....................: 24,788 24,832 0.2 49,452 49,145 -0.6 March ........................: 29,719 26,934 -9.4 79,171 76,079 -3.9 April ........................: 25,862 26,390 2.0 105,033 102,469 -2.4 May ..........................: 24,753 129,786 June .........................: 25,730 155,516 July .........................: 26,481 181,997 August .......................: 26,252 208,249 September ....................: 25,745 233,994 October ......................: 24,129 258,123 November .....................: 22,085 280,208 December .....................: 23,028 303,236 : Sour cream : January ......................: 114,190 121,358 6.3 114,190 121,358 6.3 February .....................: 114,679 117,010 2.0 228,869 238,368 4.2 March ........................: 133,781 129,936 -2.9 362,650 368,304 1.6 April ........................: 119,051 117,676 -1.2 481,701 485,980 0.9 May ..........................: 120,142 601,843 June .........................: 126,500 728,343 July .........................: 121,174 849,517 August .......................: 122,915 972,432 September ....................: 118,932 1,091,364 October ......................: 132,853 1,224,217 November .....................: 133,456 1,357,673 December .....................: 136,439 1,494,112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 57,904 51,240 -11.5 57,904 51,240 -11.5 February .....................: 57,863 54,872 -5.2 115,767 106,112 -8.3 March ........................: 68,982 65,973 -4.4 184,749 172,085 -6.9 April ........................: 68,856 65,448 -4.9 253,605 237,533 -6.3 May ..........................: 61,168 314,773 June .........................: 66,028 380,801 July .........................: 64,257 445,058 August .......................: 63,201 508,259 September ....................: 55,511 563,770 October ......................: 54,598 618,368 November .....................: 52,137 670,505 December .....................: 52,283 722,788 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 33,705 27,545 -18.3 33,705 27,545 -18.3 February .....................: 36,884 30,891 -16.2 70,589 58,436 -17.2 March ........................: 47,296 40,461 -14.5 117,885 98,897 -16.1 April ........................: 42,986 38,347 -10.8 160,871 137,244 -14.7 May ..........................: 43,855 204,726 June .........................: 43,004 247,730 July .........................: 42,723 290,453 August .......................: 40,724 331,177 September ....................: 36,106 367,283 October ......................: 35,214 402,497 November .....................: 29,451 431,948 December .....................: 28,727 460,675 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,366 2,303 -2.7 2,366 2,303 -2.7 February .....................: 2,483 2,519 1.4 4,849 4,822 -0.6 March ........................: 2,497 2,826 13.2 7,346 7,648 4.1 April ........................: 2,823 2,241 -20.6 10,169 9,889 -2.8 May ..........................: 2,364 12,533 June .........................: 2,617 15,150 July .........................: 2,793 17,943 August .......................: 2,336 20,279 September ....................: 2,148 22,427 October ......................: 1,957 24,384 November .....................: 1,773 26,157 December .....................: 1,833 27,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 384,678 372,943 -3.1 384,678 372,943 -3.1 February .....................: 382,863 373,445 -2.5 767,541 746,388 -2.8 March ........................: 443,374 431,500 -2.7 1,210,915 1,177,888 -2.7 April ........................: 414,884 378,115 -8.9 1,625,799 1,556,003 -4.3 May ..........................: 393,724 2,019,523 June .........................: 389,530 2,409,053 July .........................: 401,106 2,810,159 August .......................: 411,210 3,221,369 September ....................: 409,977 3,631,346 October ......................: 386,014 4,017,360 November .....................: 355,335 4,372,695 December .....................: 370,532 4,743,227 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 3,033 3,371 11.1 3,033 3,371 11.1 February .....................: 3,934 4,272 8.6 6,967 7,643 9.7 March ........................: 3,795 4,274 12.6 10,762 11,917 10.7 April ........................: 4,895 4,834 -1.2 15,657 16,751 7.0 May ..........................: 4,248 19,905 June .........................: 4,240 24,145 July .........................: 4,072 28,217 August .......................: 4,334 32,551 September ....................: 3,594 36,145 October ......................: 3,562 39,707 November .....................: 2,901 42,608 December .....................: 3,789 46,397 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 207,372 213,372 205,182 -1.1 -3.8 Idaho ..........: 86,941 89,284 86,193 -0.9 -3.5 Illinois .......: 5,109 5,300 5,904 15.6 11.4 Iowa ...........: 30,163 30,371 31,020 2.8 2.1 Minnesota ......: 62,902 67,475 67,106 6.7 -0.5 New Jersey .....: 4,248 5,791 4,746 11.7 -18.0 New Mexico .....: 79,545 83,302 78,891 -0.8 -5.3 New York .......: 68,334 78,987 68,999 1.0 -12.6 Ohio ...........: 20,784 23,434 22,711 9.3 -3.1 Pennsylvania ...: 39,665 39,313 38,449 -3.1 -2.2 Vermont ........: 12,615 12,728 12,671 0.4 -0.4 Wisconsin ......: 294,023 300,568 282,785 -3.8 -5.9 : Other States 1/ : 242,900 260,160 250,865 3.3 -3.6 : United States ..: 1,154,601 1,210,085 1,155,522 0.1 -4.5 : Atlantic .......: 136,886 148,988 137,020 0.1 -8.0 Central ........: 553,967 580,230 557,243 0.6 -4.0 West ...........: 463,748 480,867 461,259 -0.5 -4.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 51,685 49,098 47,126 -8.8 -4.0 Iowa ...........: 16,772 15,849 16,418 -2.1 3.6 Minnesota ......: 50,821 54,949 54,644 7.5 -0.6 New York .......: 11,402 11,367 10,438 -8.5 -8.2 Wisconsin ......: 92,146 91,388 87,983 -4.5 -3.7 : Other States 1/ : 255,370 251,073 248,806 -2.6 -0.9 : United States ..: 478,196 473,724 465,415 -2.7 -1.8 : Atlantic .......: 28,549 27,622 27,665 -3.1 0.2 Central ........: 252,212 254,178 248,981 -1.3 -2.0 West ...........: 197,435 191,924 188,769 -4.4 -1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 26,047 23,073 21,342 -18.1 -7.5 Vermont ........: 8,708 8,776 8,995 3.3 2.5 Wisconsin ......: 62,195 60,223 59,942 -3.6 -0.5 : Other States 1/ : 240,897 235,174 230,715 -4.2 -1.9 : United States ..: 337,847 327,246 320,994 -5.0 -1.9 : Atlantic .......: 26,298 26,349 25,724 -2.2 -2.4 Central ........: 178,316 172,448 173,200 -2.9 0.4 West ...........: 133,233 128,449 122,070 -8.4 -5.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 135,045 138,741 133,670 -1.0 -3.7 Minnesota ......: 11,750 12,160 12,137 3.3 -0.2 New Jersey .....: 1,939 3,244 2,275 17.3 -29.9 New York .......: 28,589 30,368 28,298 -1.0 -6.8 Pennsylvania ...: 23,062 24,152 23,007 -0.2 -4.7 Wisconsin ......: 141,267 149,157 137,820 -2.4 -7.6 : Other States 1/ : 141,504 159,739 151,834 7.3 -4.9 : United States ..: 483,156 517,561 489,041 1.2 -5.5 : Atlantic .......: 57,587 62,790 57,668 0.1 -8.2 Central ........: 203,396 218,766 205,781 1.2 -5.9 West ...........: 222,173 236,005 225,592 1.5 -4.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 124,824 129,100 124,422 -0.3 -3.6 New Jersey .....: 1,091 1,405 1,198 9.8 -14.7 New York .......: 14,834 15,024 14,362 -3.2 -4.4 Pennsylvania ...: 18,786 19,658 18,849 0.3 -4.1 Wisconsin ......: 89,986 97,785 89,285 -0.8 -8.7 : Other States 1/ : 127,630 144,520 137,663 7.9 -4.7 : United States ..: 377,151 407,492 385,779 2.3 -5.3 : Atlantic .......: 37,241 39,007 36,965 -0.7 -5.2 Central ........: 129,231 143,940 134,267 3.9 -6.7 West ...........: 210,679 224,545 214,547 1.8 -4.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 59,185 69,702 60,539 2.3 -13.1 Pennsylvania ...: 7,576 8,203 7,849 3.6 -4.3 : Other States 1/ : 116,230 124,035 112,806 -2.9 -9.1 : United States ..: 182,991 201,940 181,194 -1.0 -10.3 : Atlantic .......: 16,163 17,642 15,301 -5.3 -13.3 Central ........: 69,131 75,207 67,245 -2.7 -10.6 West ...........: 97,697 109,091 98,648 1.0 -9.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 91,076 92,289 91,368 0.3 -1.0 Pennsylvania ...: 16,826 15,900 15,850 -5.8 -0.3 : Other States 1/ : 85,890 83,160 88,545 3.1 6.5 : United States ..: 193,792 191,349 195,763 1.0 2.3 : Atlantic .......: 30,120 31,976 32,297 7.2 1.0 Central ........: 38,879 34,119 41,370 6.4 21.3 West ...........: 124,793 125,254 122,096 -2.2 -2.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 9,040 11,883 11,548 27.7 -2.8 Wisconsin ......: 26,613 26,792 27,677 4.0 3.3 : Other States 1/ : 40,417 42,697 42,053 4.0 -1.5 : United States ..: 76,070 81,372 81,278 6.8 -0.1 : Atlantic .......: 19,715 22,650 21,581 9.5 -4.7 Central ........: 37,757 40,274 38,858 2.9 -3.5 West ...........: 18,598 18,448 20,839 12.0 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : April : March : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 7,886 7,315 8,438 7.0 15.4 Connecticut ....: 1,301 683 1,607 23.5 135.3 New York .......: 2,495 1,789 2,535 1.6 41.7 Ohio ...........: 2,617 2,272 1,922 -26.6 -15.4 Oregon .........: 1,015 1,086 1,050 3.4 -3.3 Pennsylvania ...: 2,862 2,681 3,247 13.5 21.1 Tennessee ......: 2,294 2,113 1,994 -13.1 -5.6 Utah ...........: 1,575 1,501 1,711 8.6 14.0 Wisconsin ......: 650 626 618 -4.9 -1.3 : Other States 1/ : 46,161 45,907 42,326 -8.3 -7.8 : United States ..: 68,856 65,973 65,448 -4.9 -0.8 : Atlantic .......: 15,631 13,357 16,010 2.4 19.9 Central ........: 40,800 40,610 36,467 -10.6 -10.2 West ...........: 12,425 12,006 12,971 4.4 8.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2021, there were 1,196 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. 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@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov. Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit www.nass.usda.gov and click on "National" or "State" in upper right corner above "search" box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. Cornell's Mann Library has launched a new website housing NASS's and other agency's archived reports. The new website, https://usda.library.cornell.edu. All email subscriptions containing reports will be sent from the new website, https://usda.library.cornell.edu. To continue receiving the reports via e-mail, you will have to go to the new website, create a new account and re-subscribe to the reports. If you need instructions to set up an account or subscribe, they are located at: https://usda.library.cornell.edu/help. You should whitelist notifications@usda-esmis.library.cornell.edu in your email client to avoid the emails going into spam/junk folders. For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at www.ascr.usda.gov/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.