Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released October 4, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). August 2022 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.15 billion pounds, 0.1 percent above August 2021 but 0.2 percent below July 2022. Italian type cheese production totaled 488 million pounds, 1.7 percent above August 2021 and 0.3 percent above July 2022. American type cheese production totaled 453 million pounds, 2.1 percent below August 2021 and 2.9 percent below July 2022. Butter production was 144 million pounds, 2.0 percent below August 2021 and 5.0 percent below July 2022. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with August 2021) Nonfat dry milk, human - 134 million pounds, up 10.1 percent. Skim milk powder - 56.0 million pounds, down 22.7 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with August 2021) Dry whey, total - 78.8 million pounds, down 4.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 101 million pounds, up 3.2 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.1 million pounds, up 1.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with August 2021) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 65.7 million gallons, up 3.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 41.5 million gallons, up 1.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.23 million gallons, down 4.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.19 million gallons, down 3.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2021 and 2022............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: August 2021 and 2022..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: August 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: August 2021 and 2022..................................................................................... 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022.................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022..................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022............... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022.................. 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022............................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022............ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022.......... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 147,053 151,731 144,099 -2.0 -5.0 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 462,477 466,434 452,693 -2.1 -2.9 Cheddar ............................: 320,293 331,613 313,702 -2.1 -5.4 Other American types ...............: 142,184 134,821 138,991 -2.2 3.1 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,314 7,422 7,446 1.8 0.3 Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,388 16,140 15,133 5.2 -6.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 94,946 87,564 94,548 -0.4 8.0 Feta .................................: 15,462 11,746 13,043 -15.6 11.0 Gouda ................................: 4,503 4,906 4,156 -7.7 -15.3 Hispanic .............................: 28,675 32,127 33,830 18.0 5.3 Italian types ........................: 480,009 486,412 488,090 1.7 0.3 Mozzarella .........................: 374,517 390,204 386,309 3.1 -1.0 Parmesan ...........................: 37,738 37,086 35,759 -5.2 -3.6 Provolone ..........................: 34,156 30,761 33,613 -1.6 9.3 Ricotta ............................: 20,747 16,423 21,088 1.6 28.4 Romano .............................: 5,143 4,519 4,058 -21.1 -10.2 Other Italian types ................: 7,708 7,419 7,263 -5.8 -2.1 Swiss ................................: 27,257 27,247 28,016 2.8 2.8 All other types ......................: 13,724 11,221 12,494 -9.0 11.3 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,148,755 1,151,219 1,149,449 0.1 -0.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 30,533 31,319 33,337 9.2 6.4 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 29,527 28,808 31,218 5.7 8.4 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 26,252 25,305 27,381 4.3 8.2 : Sour cream .............................: 122,915 115,682 126,091 2.6 9.0 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 411,210 377,622 403,270 -1.9 6.8 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 63,201 59,078 65,694 3.9 11.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,705 18,737 20,694 5.0 10.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 21,019 21,584 20,776 -1.2 -3.7 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 40,724 40,321 41,470 1.8 2.8 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 538 548 704 30.9 28.5 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,336 2,431 2,230 -4.5 -8.3 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,334 4,177 4,187 -3.4 0.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 973 1,258 896 -7.9 -28.8 Nonfat, hard .......................: 316 286 246 -22.2 -14.0 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 987 1,088 1,300 31.7 19.5 Water and juice ices .................: 6,300 6,832 6,241 -0.9 -8.7 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 41,350 38,947 44,122 6.7 13.3 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 23,559 22,786 23,332 -1.0 2.4 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 428 438 456 6.5 4.1 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,888 1,844 1,746 -7.5 -5.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,773 1,951 1,755 -1.0 -10.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: August 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,633 8,570 8,420 -20.8 -1.8 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 80,950 82,100 73,606 -9.1 -10.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,352 3,645 5,166 282.1 41.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 82,302 85,745 78,772 -4.3 -8.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,937 2,378 2,244 15.8 -5.6 Animal ...............................: 2,804 3,025 3,637 29.7 20.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 40,297 43,614 41,034 1.8 -5.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,290 974 1,034 -19.8 6.2 Total 2/ .............................: 41,587 44,588 42,068 1.2 -5.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,033 15,518 14,345 2.2 -7.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,554 29,070 27,723 0.6 -4.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,810 12,125 12,828 18.7 5.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 97,958 99,532 101,097 3.2 1.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 65,928 68,216 61,716 -6.4 -9.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,607 1,163 1,555 -3.2 33.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 67,535 69,379 63,271 -6.3 -8.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,910 8,306 8,252 19.4 -0.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 62,034 75,297 74,556 20.2 -1.0 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,562 1,080 1,046 -33.0 -3.1 Total 2/ .............................: 63,596 76,377 75,602 18.9 -1.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,652 23,363 24,016 1.5 2.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 39,944 53,014 51,586 29.1 -2.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 11,250 19,067 20,612 83.2 8.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 138,192 169,339 161,363 16.8 -4.7 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 30.2 32.9 15.3 -14.9 -17.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: August 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 101,985 115,649 116,549 14.3 0.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,635 10,869 8,533 11.8 -21.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 665 618 627 -5.7 1.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,017 10,543 12,076 9.6 14.5 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,698 15,488 14,464 23.6 -6.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 121,559 165,624 133,886 10.1 -19.2 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 72,450 50,836 56,030 -22.7 10.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 19,000 24,168 26,154 37.7 8.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 9,312 8,165 7,292 -21.7 -10.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 20,633 16,343 14,177 -31.3 -13.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 279,835 336,675 306,478 9.5 -9.0 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 158,257 151,166 160,896 1.7 6.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,158,689 0.4 4,528,762 4,646,118 2.6 May ..........................:1,163,223 1,184,113 1.8 5,691,985 5,830,231 2.4 June .........................:1,126,772 1,152,476 2.3 6,818,757 6,982,707 2.4 July .........................:1,145,699 1,151,219 0.5 7,964,456 8,133,926 2.1 August .......................:1,148,755 1,149,449 0.1 9,113,211 9,283,375 1.9 September ....................:1,134,384 10,247,595 October ......................:1,152,102 11,399,697 November .....................:1,130,406 12,530,103 December .....................:1,176,463 13,706,566 : 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 ........................: 478,196 467,510 -2.2 1,864,114 1,855,567 -0.5 May ..........................: 481,545 481,173 -0.1 2,345,659 2,336,740 -0.4 June .........................: 457,394 461,140 0.8 2,803,053 2,797,880 -0.2 July .........................: 467,274 466,434 -0.2 3,270,327 3,264,314 -0.2 August .......................: 462,477 452,693 -2.1 3,732,804 3,717,007 -0.4 September ....................: 454,668 4,187,472 October ......................: 460,680 4,648,152 November .....................: 449,639 5,097,791 December .....................: 469,770 5,567,561 : 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 ........................: 337,847 319,950 -5.3 1,327,842 1,287,736 -3.0 May ..........................: 348,365 334,615 -3.9 1,676,207 1,622,351 -3.2 June .........................: 329,810 336,594 2.1 2,006,017 1,958,945 -2.3 July .........................: 325,011 331,613 2.0 2,331,028 2,290,558 -1.7 August .......................: 320,293 313,702 -2.1 2,651,321 2,604,260 -1.8 September ....................: 309,879 2,961,200 October ......................: 324,914 3,286,114 November .....................: 313,524 3,599,638 December .....................: 333,665 3,933,303 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ........................: 483,156 489,492 1.3 1,911,114 1,976,983 3.4 May ..........................: 472,514 486,776 3.0 2,383,628 2,463,759 3.4 June .........................: 465,030 482,456 3.7 2,848,658 2,946,215 3.4 July .........................: 480,260 486,412 1.3 3,328,918 3,432,627 3.1 August .......................: 480,009 488,090 1.7 3,808,927 3,920,717 2.9 September ....................: 475,972 4,284,899 October ......................: 488,426 4,773,325 November .....................: 479,853 5,253,178 December .....................: 498,981 5,752,159 : 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 ........................: 377,151 386,815 2.6 1,490,738 1,548,400 3.9 May ..........................: 371,087 388,217 4.6 1,861,825 1,936,617 4.0 June .........................: 364,385 382,890 5.1 2,226,210 2,319,507 4.2 July .........................: 374,441 390,204 4.2 2,600,651 2,709,711 4.2 August .......................: 374,517 386,309 3.1 2,975,168 3,096,020 4.1 September ....................: 369,882 3,345,050 October ......................: 378,302 3,723,352 November .....................: 375,299 4,098,651 December .....................: 388,985 4,487,636 : 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 7,910 20.3 26,538 31,617 19.1 May ..........................: 6,815 7,930 16.4 33,353 39,547 18.6 June .........................: 7,638 8,103 6.1 40,991 47,650 16.2 July .........................: 7,750 7,419 -4.3 48,741 55,069 13.0 August .......................: 7,708 7,263 -5.8 56,449 62,332 10.4 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 ........................: 182,991 181,179 -1.0 793,660 760,615 -4.2 May ..........................: 183,041 180,139 -1.6 976,701 940,754 -3.7 June .........................: 156,965 160,162 2.0 1,133,666 1,100,916 -2.9 July .........................: 147,112 151,731 3.1 1,280,778 1,252,647 -2.2 August .......................: 147,053 144,099 -2.0 1,427,831 1,396,746 -2.2 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 ........................: 193,792 195,709 1.0 784,685 728,179 -7.2 May ..........................: 205,470 192,965 -6.1 990,155 921,144 -7.0 June .........................: 185,604 169,272 -8.8 1,175,759 1,090,416 -7.3 July .........................: 137,789 165,624 20.2 1,313,548 1,256,040 -4.4 August .......................: 121,559 133,886 10.1 1,435,107 1,389,926 -3.1 September ....................: 139,384 1,574,491 October ......................: 120,721 1,695,212 November .....................: 161,011 1,856,223 December .....................: 167,804 2,024,027 : 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 35,391 -36.8 200,584 141,564 -29.4 May ..........................: 48,496 38,670 -20.3 249,080 180,234 -27.6 June .........................: 54,174 45,165 -16.6 303,254 225,399 -25.7 July .........................: 64,413 50,836 -21.1 367,667 276,235 -24.9 August .......................: 72,450 56,030 -22.7 440,117 332,265 -24.5 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 84,244 9.0 392,312 400,817 2.2 June .........................: 76,350 80,229 5.1 468,662 481,046 2.6 July .........................: 81,016 85,745 5.8 549,678 566,791 3.1 August .......................: 82,302 78,772 -4.3 631,980 645,563 2.1 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 ........................: 98,065 100,889 2.9 372,183 391,816 5.3 May ..........................: 94,741 100,816 6.4 466,924 492,632 5.5 June .........................: 96,228 101,972 6.0 563,152 594,604 5.6 July .........................: 99,012 99,532 0.5 662,164 694,136 4.8 August .......................: 97,958 101,097 3.2 760,122 795,233 4.6 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 45,511 -8.9 167,940 174,223 3.7 May ..........................: 40,450 42,988 6.3 208,390 217,211 4.2 June .........................: 38,515 42,650 10.7 246,905 259,861 5.2 July .........................: 38,689 44,588 15.2 285,594 304,449 6.6 August .......................: 41,587 42,068 1.2 327,181 346,517 5.9 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 26,671 -1.6 113,107 112,289 -0.7 May ..........................: 28,165 27,576 -2.1 141,272 139,865 -1.0 June .........................: 28,624 29,313 2.4 169,896 169,178 -0.4 July .........................: 29,474 28,808 -2.3 199,370 197,986 -0.7 August .......................: 29,527 31,218 5.7 228,897 229,204 0.1 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 25,403 -1.8 105,033 101,482 -3.4 May ..........................: 24,753 24,355 -1.6 129,786 125,837 -3.0 June .........................: 25,730 24,490 -4.8 155,516 150,327 -3.3 July .........................: 26,481 25,305 -4.4 181,997 175,632 -3.5 August .......................: 26,252 27,381 4.3 208,249 203,013 -2.5 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 ..........................: 120,142 125,224 4.2 601,843 611,204 1.6 June .........................: 126,500 123,948 -2.0 728,343 735,152 0.9 July .........................: 121,174 115,682 -4.5 849,517 850,834 0.2 August .......................: 122,915 126,091 2.6 972,432 976,925 0.5 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 64,748 -6.0 253,605 236,833 -6.6 May ..........................: 61,168 61,516 0.6 314,773 298,349 -5.2 June .........................: 66,028 66,887 1.3 380,801 365,236 -4.1 July .........................: 64,257 59,078 -8.1 445,058 424,314 -4.7 August .......................: 63,201 65,694 3.9 508,259 490,008 -3.6 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 38,157 -11.2 160,871 137,054 -14.8 May ..........................: 43,855 40,244 -8.2 204,726 177,298 -13.4 June .........................: 43,004 42,926 -0.2 247,730 220,224 -11.1 July .........................: 42,723 40,321 -5.6 290,453 260,545 -10.3 August .......................: 40,724 41,470 1.8 331,177 302,015 -8.8 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 2,208 -21.8 10,169 9,856 -3.1 May ..........................: 2,364 2,228 -5.8 12,533 12,084 -3.6 June .........................: 2,617 2,186 -16.5 15,150 14,270 -5.8 July .........................: 2,793 2,431 -13.0 17,943 16,701 -6.9 August .......................: 2,336 2,230 -4.5 20,279 18,931 -6.6 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 ........................: 414,884 378,182 -8.8 1,625,799 1,556,070 -4.3 May ..........................: 393,724 399,052 1.4 2,019,523 1,955,122 -3.2 June .........................: 389,530 389,218 -0.1 2,409,053 2,344,340 -2.7 July .........................: 401,106 377,622 -5.9 2,810,159 2,721,962 -3.1 August .......................: 411,210 403,270 -1.9 3,221,369 3,125,232 -3.0 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 4,827 -1.4 15,657 16,744 6.9 May ..........................: 4,248 4,306 1.4 19,905 21,050 5.8 June .........................: 4,240 4,035 -4.8 24,145 25,085 3.9 July .........................: 4,072 4,177 2.6 28,217 29,262 3.7 August .......................: 4,334 4,187 -3.4 32,551 33,449 2.8 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: August 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 201,695 208,044 206,887 2.6 -0.6 Idaho ..........: 77,879 85,486 73,589 -5.5 -13.9 Illinois .......: 5,429 4,520 5,304 -2.3 17.3 Iowa ...........: 28,029 28,613 31,590 12.7 10.4 Minnesota ......: 64,458 65,467 68,051 5.6 3.9 New Jersey .....: 4,937 5,302 5,206 5.4 -1.8 New Mexico .....: 79,231 79,163 82,937 4.7 4.8 New York .......: 71,344 56,429 67,138 -5.9 19.0 Ohio ...........: 20,370 19,742 20,403 0.2 3.3 Pennsylvania ...: 36,999 37,376 34,355 -7.1 -8.1 Vermont ........: 11,871 12,188 12,139 2.3 -0.4 Wisconsin ......: 294,126 287,754 286,441 -2.6 -0.5 : Other States 1/ : 252,387 261,135 255,409 1.2 -2.2 : United States ..: 1,148,755 1,151,219 1,149,449 0.1 -0.2 : Atlantic .......: 137,071 123,223 130,776 -4.6 6.1 Central ........: 560,761 557,188 561,789 0.2 0.8 West ...........: 450,923 470,808 456,884 1.3 -3.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 46,215 46,495 44,997 -2.6 -3.2 Iowa ...........: 14,455 14,495 15,875 9.8 9.5 Minnesota ......: 53,277 55,746 57,719 8.3 3.5 New York .......: 11,029 11,443 9,536 -13.5 -16.7 Wisconsin ......: 88,987 86,371 85,000 -4.5 -1.6 : Other States 1/ : 248,514 251,884 239,566 -3.6 -4.9 : United States ..: 462,477 466,434 452,693 -2.1 -2.9 : Atlantic .......: 27,375 27,810 26,220 -4.2 -5.7 Central ........: 247,702 249,315 246,556 -0.5 -1.1 West ...........: 187,400 189,309 179,917 -4.0 -5.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 21,648 24,911 22,584 4.3 -9.3 Vermont ........: 8,318 8,597 8,642 3.9 0.5 Wisconsin ......: 58,931 58,809 56,900 -3.4 -3.2 : Other States 1/ : 231,396 239,296 225,576 -2.5 -5.7 : United States ..: 320,293 331,613 313,702 -2.1 -5.4 : Atlantic .......: 25,705 25,512 24,584 -4.4 -3.6 Central ........: 168,395 173,932 168,859 0.3 -2.9 West ...........: 126,193 132,169 120,259 -4.7 -9.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 135,745 137,077 136,922 0.9 -0.1 Minnesota ......: 10,874 9,505 10,018 -7.9 5.4 New Jersey .....: 2,365 2,883 2,712 14.7 -5.9 New York .......: 27,910 21,384 27,081 -3.0 26.6 Pennsylvania ...: 23,152 23,094 22,128 -4.4 -4.2 Wisconsin ......: 137,948 139,677 137,841 -0.1 -1.3 : Other States 1/ : 142,015 152,792 151,388 6.6 -0.9 : United States ..: 480,009 486,412 488,090 1.7 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 57,498 51,620 55,983 -2.6 8.5 Central ........: 201,904 202,855 205,693 1.9 1.4 West ...........: 220,607 231,937 226,414 2.6 -2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 124,942 125,774 126,443 1.2 0.5 New Jersey .....: 1,227 1,490 1,343 9.5 -9.9 New York .......: 12,583 10,802 12,060 -4.2 11.6 Pennsylvania ...: 19,091 19,068 17,685 -7.4 -7.3 Wisconsin ......: 88,838 90,727 89,700 1.0 -1.1 : Other States 1/ : 127,836 142,343 139,078 8.8 -2.3 : United States ..: 374,517 390,204 386,309 3.1 -1.0 : Atlantic .......: 35,760 34,523 33,941 -5.1 -1.7 Central ........: 130,804 136,509 138,112 5.6 1.2 West ...........: 207,953 219,172 214,256 3.0 -2.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 51,325 54,321 51,171 -0.3 -5.8 Pennsylvania ...: 7,328 7,478 7,278 -0.7 -2.7 : Other States 1/ : 88,400 89,932 85,650 -3.1 -4.8 : United States ..: 147,053 151,731 144,099 -2.0 -5.0 : Atlantic .......: 10,525 11,404 11,279 7.2 -1.1 Central ........: 54,558 51,877 49,214 -9.8 -5.1 West ...........: 81,970 88,450 83,606 2.0 -5.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 37,321 69,991 50,105 34.3 -28.4 Pennsylvania ...: 13,415 14,698 12,557 -6.4 -14.6 : Other States 1/ : 70,823 80,935 71,224 0.6 -12.0 : United States ..: 121,559 165,624 133,886 10.1 -19.2 : Atlantic .......: 25,938 30,310 25,089 -3.3 -17.2 Central ........: 27,908 35,723 32,393 16.1 -9.3 West ...........: 67,713 99,591 76,404 12.8 -23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,053 13,810 9,409 -21.9 -31.9 Wisconsin ......: 30,296 25,788 25,696 -15.2 -0.4 : Other States 1/ : 38,601 42,502 38,501 -0.3 -9.4 : United States ..: 80,950 82,100 73,606 -9.1 -10.3 : Atlantic .......: 22,914 23,577 18,098 -21.0 -23.2 Central ........: 40,879 37,050 36,281 -11.2 -2.1 West ...........: 17,157 21,473 19,227 12.1 -10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : August : July : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .....: 7,104 7,568 7,858 10.6 3.8 Connecticut ....: 1,477 1,347 1,511 2.3 12.2 New York .......: 2,316 2,581 2,310 -0.3 -10.5 Ohio ...........: 2,526 2,348 2,649 4.9 12.8 Oregon .........: 988 954 997 0.9 4.5 Pennsylvania ...: 3,374 3,405 3,389 0.4 -0.5 Tennessee ......: 2,019 1,837 2,001 -0.9 8.9 Utah ...........: 1,290 1,395 1,322 2.5 -5.2 Wisconsin ......: 753 841 826 9.7 -1.8 : Other States 1/ : 41,354 36,802 42,831 3.6 16.4 : United States ..: 63,201 59,078 65,694 3.9 11.2 : Atlantic .......: 14,623 13,978 14,324 -2.0 2.5 Central ........: 37,432 33,445 39,468 5.4 18.0 West ...........: 11,146 11,655 11,902 6.8 2.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows ...................................... (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products (202) 720-4448 Vacant - Sheep and Goats .. 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