Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released September 5, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). July 2018 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.09 billion pounds, 3.7 percent above July 2017 and 2.7 percent above June 2018. Italian type cheese production totaled 464 million pounds, 2.6 percent above July 2017 and 3.2 percent above June 2018. American type cheese production totaled 440 million pounds, 6.1 percent above July 2017 and 2.3 percent above June 2018. Butter production was 136 million pounds, 0.5 percent above July 2017 but 4.4 percent below June 2018. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with July 2017) Nonfat dry milk, human - 147 million pounds, down 3.4 percent. Skim milk powder - 47.6 million pounds, down 0.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with July 2017) Dry whey, total - 91.4 million pounds, down 9.0 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 95.0 million pounds, down 3.1 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.3 million pounds, down 2.1 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with July 2017) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 68.7 million gallons, down 1.0 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 42.3 million gallons, down 1.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.14 million gallons, down 5.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.82 million gallons, down 7.1 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: July 2017 and 2018............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: July 2017 and 2018..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: July 2017 and 2018.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018.......................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 19 Information Contacts................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: July 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 135,625 142,540 136,240 0.5 -4.4 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 414,495 429,895 439,827 6.1 2.3 Cheddar ............................: 298,285 313,351 326,395 9.4 4.2 Other American types ...............: 116,210 116,544 113,432 -2.4 -2.7 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,844 7,123 7,663 -2.3 7.6 Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,630 16,512 16,965 -3.8 2.7 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 78,585 72,597 78,202 -0.5 7.7 Feta .................................: 11,934 12,167 12,623 5.8 3.7 Gouda ................................: 5,365 6,383 6,695 24.8 4.9 Hispanic .............................: 22,934 25,545 24,343 6.1 -4.7 Italian types ........................: 451,922 449,219 463,512 2.6 3.2 Mozzarella .........................: 352,014 353,869 364,909 3.7 3.1 Parmesan ...........................: 39,411 33,542 34,331 -12.9 2.4 Provolone ..........................: 34,478 32,615 35,700 3.5 9.5 Ricotta ............................: 15,377 17,535 17,531 14.0 - Romano .............................: 4,587 5,235 5,183 13.0 -1.0 Other Italian types ................: 6,055 6,423 5,858 -3.3 -8.8 Swiss ................................: 26,736 27,269 28,531 6.7 4.6 All other types ......................: 14,230 15,810 12,451 -12.5 -21.2 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,051,675 1,062,520 1,090,812 3.7 2.7 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 33,267 33,781 33,967 2.1 0.6 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 28,007 31,058 30,126 7.6 -3.0 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 28,450 28,466 29,329 3.1 3.0 : Sour cream .............................: 107,401 114,737 110,095 2.5 -4.0 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 349,529 368,426 353,986 1.3 -3.9 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 69,394 71,761 68,671 -1.0 -4.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,457 22,082 19,186 3.9 -13.1 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 24,312 24,228 23,080 -5.1 -4.7 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 42,769 46,310 42,266 -1.2 -8.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 528 658 623 18.0 -5.3 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,319 3,409 3,135 -5.5 -8.0 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,192 5,529 4,823 -7.1 -12.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,692 1,727 1,579 -6.7 -8.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 655 586 399 -39.1 -31.9 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 2,218 2,343 2,655 19.7 13.3 Water and juice ices .................: 7,295 7,612 7,081 -2.9 -7.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 42,947 43,797 43,089 0.3 -1.6 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 23,865 26,130 23,918 0.2 -8.5 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 514 584 515 0.2 -11.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,298 2,294 2,059 -10.4 -10.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,761 2,850 2,392 -13.4 -16.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: July 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,489 6,441 5,771 -32.0 -10.4 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 98,674 86,230 89,735 -9.1 4.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,728 1,573 1,658 -4.1 5.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 100,402 87,803 91,393 -9.0 4.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,596 1,788 2,001 -22.9 11.9 Animal ...............................: 3,002 2,608 3,172 5.7 21.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 40,066 39,533 39,977 -0.2 1.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,126 329 367 -67.4 11.6 Total 2/ .............................: 41,192 39,862 40,344 -2.1 1.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,892 14,082 16,238 9.0 15.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,300 25,780 24,106 -8.3 -6.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,927 10,100 10,226 3.0 1.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 98,117 91,796 95,043 -3.1 3.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 95,038 66,356 74,727 -21.4 12.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,074 1,870 2,053 -33.2 9.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 98,112 68,226 76,780 -21.7 12.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 7,222 4,054 3,908 -45.9 -3.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 68,742 63,954 62,102 -9.7 -2.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,611 690 1,916 18.9 177.7 Total 2/ .............................: 70,353 64,644 64,018 -9.0 -1.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,222 19,801 20,252 -16.4 2.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 46,131 44,843 43,766 -5.1 -2.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 25,422 25,976 26,399 3.8 1.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 145,121 102,079 89,425 -38.4 -12.4 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 23.6 24.0 17.5 -6.1 -6.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 148,775 140,896 146,583 -1.5 4.0 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,909 7,671 7,803 -1.3 1.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,174 1,762 1,304 11.1 -26.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 9,736 11,209 8,133 -16.5 -27.4 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,720 17,577 9,284 -20.8 -47.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 151,825 146,911 146,719 -3.4 -0.1 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 47,842 58,947 47,579 -0.5 -19.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 15,878 14,946 13,778 -13.2 -7.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 4,355 2,668 2,070 -52.5 -22.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 21,864 56,604 51,856 137.2 -8.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 295,906 303,443 317,866 7.4 4.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 154,584 108,123 121,701 -21.3 12.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 February ...................: 957,650 985,969 3.0 2,021,882 2,082,489 3.0 March ......................:1,071,819 1,108,389 3.4 3,093,701 3,190,878 3.1 April ......................:1,057,848 1,073,438 1.5 4,151,549 4,264,316 2.7 May ........................:1,076,171 1,084,611 0.8 5,227,720 5,348,927 2.3 June .......................:1,045,875 1,062,520 1.6 6,273,595 6,411,447 2.2 July .......................:1,051,675 1,090,812 3.7 7,325,270 7,502,259 2.4 August .....................:1,046,041 8,371,311 September ..................:1,024,757 9,396,068 October ....................:1,086,865 10,482,933 November ...................:1,070,668 11,553,601 December ...................:1,105,490 12,659,091 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 434,627 433,670 -0.2 434,627 433,670 -0.2 February ...................: 390,314 397,364 1.8 824,941 831,034 0.7 March ......................: 429,558 443,491 3.2 1,254,499 1,274,525 1.6 April ......................: 434,657 443,257 2.0 1,689,156 1,717,782 1.7 May ........................: 443,083 443,503 0.1 2,132,239 2,161,285 1.4 June .......................: 419,260 429,895 2.5 2,551,499 2,591,180 1.6 July .......................: 414,495 439,827 6.1 2,965,994 3,031,007 2.2 August .....................: 414,280 3,380,274 September ..................: 403,544 3,783,818 October ....................: 430,485 4,214,303 November ...................: 413,714 4,628,017 December ...................: 443,974 5,071,991 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 327,328 318,254 -2.8 327,328 318,254 -2.8 February ...................: 291,508 293,255 0.6 618,836 611,509 -1.2 March ......................: 323,442 321,144 -0.7 942,278 932,653 -1.0 April ......................: 329,671 318,849 -3.3 1,271,949 1,251,502 -1.6 May ........................: 327,456 319,684 -2.4 1,599,405 1,571,186 -1.8 June .......................: 302,090 313,351 3.7 1,901,495 1,884,537 -0.9 July .......................: 298,285 326,395 9.4 2,199,780 2,210,932 0.5 August .....................: 298,306 2,498,086 September ..................: 291,755 2,789,841 October ....................: 307,833 3,097,674 November ...................: 296,598 3,394,272 December ...................: 327,062 3,721,334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 454,575 474,348 4.3 454,575 474,348 4.3 February ...................: 406,179 426,472 5.0 860,754 900,820 4.7 March ......................: 470,053 481,404 2.4 1,330,807 1,382,224 3.9 April ......................: 447,937 455,198 1.6 1,778,744 1,837,422 3.3 May ........................: 452,332 457,691 1.2 2,231,076 2,295,113 2.9 June .......................: 450,027 449,219 -0.2 2,681,103 2,744,332 2.4 July .......................: 451,922 463,512 2.6 3,133,025 3,207,844 2.4 August .....................: 437,003 3,570,028 September ..................: 432,619 4,002,647 October ....................: 454,641 4,457,288 November ...................: 456,821 4,914,109 December ...................: 469,755 5,383,864 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,768 366,988 4.0 352,768 366,988 4.0 February ...................: 314,602 327,413 4.1 667,370 694,401 4.1 March ......................: 361,368 371,264 2.7 1,028,738 1,065,665 3.6 April ......................: 347,399 353,725 1.8 1,376,137 1,419,390 3.1 May ........................: 350,530 357,591 2.0 1,726,667 1,776,981 2.9 June .......................: 349,363 353,869 1.3 2,076,030 2,130,850 2.6 July .......................: 352,014 364,909 3.7 2,428,044 2,495,759 2.8 August .....................: 335,867 2,763,911 September ..................: 332,180 3,096,091 October ....................: 347,688 3,443,779 November ...................: 351,511 3,795,290 December ...................: 365,309 4,160,599 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,600 5,549 -15.9 6,600 5,549 -15.9 February ...................: 6,498 5,680 -12.6 13,098 11,229 -14.3 March ......................: 7,614 6,460 -15.2 20,712 17,689 -14.6 April ......................: 6,666 5,869 -12.0 27,378 23,558 -14.0 May ........................: 6,556 6,584 0.4 33,934 30,142 -11.2 June .......................: 7,009 6,423 -8.4 40,943 36,565 -10.7 July .......................: 6,055 5,858 -3.3 46,998 42,423 -9.7 August .....................: 5,634 52,632 September ..................: 6,747 59,379 October ....................: 6,271 65,650 November ...................: 7,247 72,897 December ...................: 6,351 79,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 178,060 182,088 2.3 178,060 182,088 2.3 February ...................: 161,013 170,116 5.7 339,073 352,204 3.9 March ......................: 177,021 182,046 2.8 516,094 534,250 3.5 April ......................: 161,956 175,297 8.2 678,050 709,547 4.6 May ........................: 163,397 168,109 2.9 841,447 877,656 4.3 June .......................: 139,200 142,540 2.4 980,647 1,020,196 4.0 July .......................: 135,625 136,240 0.5 1,116,272 1,156,436 3.6 August .....................: 131,152 1,247,424 September ..................: 134,552 1,381,976 October ....................: 144,671 1,526,647 November ...................: 149,721 1,676,368 December ...................: 171,105 1,847,473 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 153,848 160,301 4.2 153,848 160,301 4.2 February ...................: 143,231 157,833 10.2 297,079 318,134 7.1 March ......................: 160,916 178,694 11.0 457,995 496,828 8.5 April ......................: 172,821 163,859 -5.2 630,816 660,687 4.7 May ........................: 167,910 159,893 -4.8 798,726 820,580 2.7 June .......................: 162,814 146,911 -9.8 961,540 967,491 0.6 July .......................: 151,825 146,719 -3.4 1,113,365 1,114,210 0.1 August .....................: 136,753 1,250,118 September ..................: 134,572 1,384,690 October ....................: 145,008 1,529,698 November ...................: 141,440 1,671,138 December ...................: 164,014 1,835,152 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 55,590 45,753 -17.7 55,590 45,753 -17.7 February ...................: 41,391 37,666 -9.0 96,981 83,419 -14.0 March ......................: 52,693 42,055 -20.2 149,674 125,474 -16.2 April ......................: 50,206 49,446 -1.5 199,880 174,920 -12.5 May ........................: 51,012 50,365 -1.3 250,892 225,285 -10.2 June .......................: 39,515 58,947 49.2 290,407 284,232 -2.1 July .......................: 47,842 47,579 -0.5 338,249 331,811 -1.9 August .....................: 44,813 383,062 September ..................: 29,102 412,164 October ....................: 25,965 438,129 November ...................: 41,609 479,738 December ...................: 49,895 529,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,255 90,319 9.8 82,255 90,319 9.8 February .....................: 77,895 89,599 15.0 160,150 179,918 12.3 March ........................: 86,689 90,653 4.6 246,839 270,571 9.6 April ........................: 84,640 85,149 0.6 331,479 355,720 7.3 May ..........................: 82,950 85,521 3.1 414,429 441,241 6.5 June .........................: 88,064 87,803 -0.3 502,493 529,044 5.3 July .........................: 100,402 91,393 -9.0 602,895 620,437 2.9 August .......................: 94,276 697,171 September ....................: 91,302 788,473 October ......................: 80,750 869,223 November .....................: 81,657 950,880 December .....................: 86,024 1,036,904 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 92,320 94,834 2.7 92,320 94,834 2.7 February .....................: 84,386 86,294 2.3 176,706 181,128 2.5 March ........................: 95,317 99,650 4.5 272,023 280,778 3.2 April ........................: 96,265 94,011 -2.3 368,288 374,789 1.8 May ..........................: 93,634 92,544 -1.2 461,922 467,333 1.2 June .........................: 96,082 91,796 -4.5 558,004 559,129 0.2 July .........................: 98,117 95,043 -3.1 656,121 654,172 -0.3 August .......................: 96,679 752,800 September ....................: 94,903 847,703 October ......................: 93,098 940,801 November .....................: 86,105 1,026,906 December .....................: 97,251 1,124,157 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 40,329 43,461 7.8 40,329 43,461 7.8 February .....................: 36,110 39,391 9.1 76,439 82,852 8.4 March ........................: 42,354 44,932 6.1 118,793 127,784 7.6 April ........................: 42,062 40,926 -2.7 160,855 168,710 4.9 May ..........................: 41,612 41,870 0.6 202,467 210,580 4.0 June .........................: 40,297 39,862 -1.1 242,764 250,442 3.2 July .........................: 41,192 40,344 -2.1 283,956 290,786 2.4 August .......................: 38,339 322,295 September ....................: 38,720 361,015 October ......................: 40,796 401,811 November .....................: 40,551 442,362 December .....................: 41,914 484,276 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,122 25,546 -2.2 26,122 25,546 -2.2 February ...................: 25,698 26,932 4.8 51,820 52,478 1.3 March ......................: 29,010 32,696 12.7 80,830 85,174 5.4 April ......................: 25,942 29,111 12.2 106,772 114,285 7.0 May ........................: 29,538 32,368 9.6 136,310 146,653 7.6 June .......................: 27,626 31,058 12.4 163,936 177,711 8.4 July .......................: 28,007 30,126 7.6 191,943 207,837 8.3 August .....................: 30,434 222,377 September ..................: 27,146 249,523 October ....................: 28,829 278,352 November ...................: 26,066 304,418 December ...................: 26,066 330,484 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,655 26,867 -6.2 28,655 26,867 -6.2 February ...................: 28,142 27,567 -2.0 56,797 54,434 -4.2 March ......................: 30,711 31,348 2.1 87,508 85,782 -2.0 April ......................: 29,610 29,815 0.7 117,118 115,597 -1.3 May ........................: 31,746 31,486 -0.8 148,864 147,083 -1.2 June .......................: 27,924 28,466 1.9 176,788 175,549 -0.7 July .......................: 28,450 29,329 3.1 205,238 204,878 -0.2 August .....................: 31,370 236,608 September ..................: 27,396 264,004 October ....................: 29,205 293,209 November ...................: 26,060 319,269 December ...................: 25,152 344,421 : Sour cream : January ....................: 113,967 118,603 4.1 113,967 118,603 4.1 February ...................: 99,700 98,994 -0.7 213,667 217,597 1.8 March ......................: 115,648 116,393 0.6 329,315 333,990 1.4 April ......................: 109,615 111,878 2.1 438,930 445,868 1.6 May ........................: 118,884 118,874 - 557,814 564,742 1.2 June .......................: 117,764 114,737 -2.6 675,578 679,479 0.6 July .......................: 107,401 110,095 2.5 782,979 789,574 0.8 August .....................: 118,709 901,688 September ..................: 108,314 1,010,002 October ....................: 126,023 1,136,025 November ...................: 129,312 1,265,337 December ...................: 121,812 1,387,149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,500 54,718 -3.2 56,500 54,718 -3.2 February ...................: 58,988 55,411 -6.1 115,488 110,129 -4.6 March ......................: 74,168 64,388 -13.2 189,656 174,517 -8.0 April ......................: 69,711 63,601 -8.8 259,367 238,118 -8.2 May ........................: 72,167 66,580 -7.7 331,534 304,698 -8.1 June .......................: 74,788 71,761 -4.0 406,322 376,459 -7.3 July .......................: 69,394 68,671 -1.0 475,716 445,130 -6.4 August .....................: 73,596 549,312 September ..................: 60,596 609,908 October ....................: 56,616 666,524 November ...................: 49,618 716,142 December ...................: 46,520 762,662 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 31,934 31,241 -2.2 31,934 31,241 -2.2 February ...................: 38,363 33,849 -11.8 70,297 65,090 -7.4 March ......................: 44,189 41,268 -6.6 114,486 106,358 -7.1 April ......................: 41,293 40,329 -2.3 155,779 146,687 -5.8 May ........................: 45,772 45,175 -1.3 201,551 191,862 -4.8 June .......................: 45,860 46,310 1.0 247,411 238,172 -3.7 July .......................: 42,769 42,266 -1.2 290,180 280,438 -3.4 August .....................: 43,344 333,524 September ..................: 35,226 368,750 October ....................: 34,566 403,316 November ...................: 27,946 431,262 December ...................: 28,552 459,814 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,295 2,975 -9.7 3,295 2,975 -9.7 February ...................: 3,005 2,995 -0.3 6,300 5,970 -5.2 March ......................: 3,770 3,292 -12.7 10,070 9,262 -8.0 April ......................: 3,788 3,654 -3.5 13,858 12,916 -6.8 May ........................: 3,582 3,514 -1.9 17,440 16,430 -5.8 June .......................: 3,819 3,409 -10.7 21,259 19,839 -6.7 July .......................: 3,319 3,135 -5.5 24,578 22,974 -6.5 August .....................: 3,697 28,275 September ..................: 3,282 31,557 October ....................: 2,542 34,099 November ...................: 2,352 36,451 December ...................: 2,181 38,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 381,750 365,342 -4.3 381,750 365,342 -4.3 February ...................: 369,841 375,716 1.6 751,591 741,058 -1.4 March ......................: 411,605 390,586 -5.1 1,163,196 1,131,644 -2.7 April ......................: 375,287 358,583 -4.5 1,538,483 1,490,227 -3.1 May ........................: 385,257 371,391 -3.6 1,923,740 1,861,618 -3.2 June .......................: 376,335 368,426 -2.1 2,300,075 2,230,044 -3.0 July .......................: 349,529 353,986 1.3 2,649,604 2,584,030 -2.5 August .....................: 396,182 3,045,786 September ..................: 393,654 3,439,440 October ....................: 368,558 3,807,998 November ...................: 317,564 4,125,562 December ...................: 352,746 4,478,308 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,299 4,617 -12.9 5,299 4,617 -12.9 February ...................: 5,424 4,624 -14.7 10,723 9,241 -13.8 March ......................: 6,912 6,583 -4.8 17,635 15,824 -10.3 April ......................: 6,391 5,646 -11.7 24,026 21,470 -10.6 May ........................: 5,771 5,303 -8.1 29,797 26,773 -10.1 June .......................: 5,609 5,529 -1.4 35,406 32,302 -8.8 July .......................: 5,192 4,823 -7.1 40,598 37,125 -8.6 August .....................: 5,653 46,251 September ..................: 4,557 50,808 October ....................: 4,152 54,960 November ...................: 4,070 59,030 December ...................: 3,514 62,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 213,046 204,975 211,157 -0.9 3.0 Idaho ..........: 74,554 83,416 85,642 14.9 2.7 Illinois .......: 6,638 7,042 7,019 5.7 -0.3 Iowa ...........: 23,532 25,228 25,859 9.9 2.5 Minnesota ......: 60,027 61,663 62,096 3.4 0.7 New Jersey .....: 4,662 4,843 4,524 -3.0 -6.6 New Mexico .....: 63,777 73,941 75,475 18.3 2.1 Ohio ...........: 17,908 19,218 19,501 8.9 1.5 Oregon .........: 17,542 16,938 17,218 -1.8 1.7 Pennsylvania ...: 33,353 36,547 34,426 3.2 -5.8 South Dakota ...: 22,471 23,279 22,581 0.5 -3.0 Vermont ........: 11,598 11,732 11,598 - -1.1 Wisconsin ......: 284,031 274,975 284,180 0.1 3.3 : Other States 1/ : 218,536 218,723 229,536 5.0 4.9 : United States ..: 1,051,675 1,062,520 1,090,812 3.7 2.7 : Atlantic .......: 126,585 131,201 135,700 7.2 3.4 Central ........: 491,389 488,527 495,718 0.9 1.5 West ...........: 433,701 442,792 459,394 5.9 3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 53,070 49,372 52,907 -0.3 7.2 Idaho ..........: 42,251 52,739 54,107 28.1 2.6 Iowa ...........: 11,965 16,267 15,884 32.8 -2.4 Oregon .........: 17,467 16,846 17,147 -1.8 1.8 Wisconsin ......: 83,730 83,307 84,200 0.6 1.1 : Other States 1/ : 206,012 211,364 215,582 4.6 2.0 : United States ..: 414,495 429,895 439,827 6.1 2.3 : Atlantic .......: 27,081 27,118 26,519 -2.1 -2.2 Central ........: 211,006 218,907 220,150 4.3 0.6 West ...........: 176,408 183,870 193,158 9.5 5.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 29,757 25,818 26,754 -10.1 3.6 Idaho ..........: 31,412 40,827 43,299 37.8 6.1 Iowa ...........: 7,150 11,556 11,677 63.3 1.0 Minnesota ......: 46,161 48,719 51,384 11.3 5.5 Oregon .........: 14,280 13,498 14,449 1.2 7.0 Vermont ........: 8,556 8,088 8,187 -4.3 1.2 Wisconsin ......: 58,193 56,941 58,700 0.9 3.1 : Other States 1/ : 102,776 107,904 111,945 8.9 3.7 : United States ..: 298,285 313,351 326,395 9.4 4.2 : Atlantic .......: 25,844 25,399 25,343 -1.9 -0.2 Central ........: 151,485 159,264 164,487 8.6 3.3 West ...........: 120,956 128,688 136,565 12.9 6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent -- : California .....: 138,795 131,707 137,578 -0.9 4.5 Idaho ..........: 24,761 24,616 24,741 -0.1 0.5 Pennsylvania ...: 21,084 21,952 21,946 4.1 - Wisconsin ......: 143,187 143,459 144,670 1.0 0.8 : Other States 1/ : 124,095 127,485 134,577 8.4 5.6 : United States ..: 451,922 449,219 463,512 2.6 3.2 : Atlantic .......: 53,372 56,553 58,174 9.0 2.9 Central ........: 186,159 183,333 185,884 -0.1 1.4 West ...........: 212,391 209,333 219,454 3.3 4.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 124,980 120,339 123,506 -1.2 2.6 Idaho ..........: 23,626 23,614 23,875 1.1 1.1 Pennsylvania ...: 18,253 19,176 19,051 4.4 -0.7 Wisconsin ......: 96,469 94,720 97,000 0.6 2.4 : Other States 1/ : 88,686 96,020 101,477 14.4 5.7 : United States ..: 352,014 353,869 364,909 3.7 3.1 : Atlantic .......: 35,223 39,276 38,736 10.0 -1.4 Central ........: 121,028 119,044 123,152 1.8 3.5 West ...........: 195,763 195,549 203,021 3.7 3.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: July 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 38,165 44,460 42,726 12.0 -3.9 Pennsylvania ...: 7,420 6,618 6,902 -7.0 4.3 : Other States 1/ : 90,040 91,462 86,612 -3.8 -5.3 : United States ..: 135,625 142,540 136,240 0.5 -4.4 : Atlantic .......: 13,536 13,669 12,146 -10.3 -11.1 Central ........: 56,017 57,821 53,599 -4.3 -7.3 West ...........: 66,072 71,050 70,495 6.7 -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 43,347 37,384 32,139 -25.9 -14.0 Pennsylvania ...: 16,186 17,241 16,913 4.5 -1.9 : Other States 1/ : 92,292 92,286 97,667 5.8 5.8 : United States ..: 151,825 146,911 146,719 -3.4 -0.1 : Atlantic .......: 32,430 34,874 34,790 7.3 -0.2 Central ........: 31,009 34,197 31,520 1.6 -7.8 West ...........: 88,386 77,840 80,409 -9.0 3.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 32,093 28,460 26,591 -17.1 -6.6 : Other States 1/ : 66,581 57,770 63,144 -5.2 9.3 : United States ..: 98,674 86,230 89,735 -9.1 4.1 : Atlantic .......: 22,208 22,229 22,253 0.2 0.1 Central ........: 44,100 39,293 37,773 -14.3 -3.9 West ...........: 32,366 24,708 29,709 -8.2 20.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : July : June : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 10,119 6,785 7,389 -27.0 8.9 Connecticut ........: 1,016 996 1,033 1.7 3.7 Missouri ...........: 2,885 3,991 3,388 17.4 -15.1 Ohio ...............: 2,214 2,595 2,851 28.8 9.9 Oregon .............: 1,168 1,330 1,444 23.6 8.6 Pennsylvania .......: 3,789 3,678 3,676 -3.0 -0.1 Tennessee ..........: 2,225 2,407 1,975 -11.2 -17.9 Utah ...............: 2,394 3,033 2,839 18.6 -6.4 : Other States 1/ ....: 43,584 46,946 44,076 1.1 -6.1 : United States ......: 69,394 71,761 68,671 -1.0 -4.3 : Atlantic ...........: 14,652 15,921 15,788 7.8 -0.8 Central ............: 38,578 42,593 39,063 1.3 -8.3 West ...............: 16,164 13,247 13,820 -14.5 4.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2017, there were 1,306 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. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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