Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released June 5, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April 2023 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.17 billion pounds, 0.2 percent below April 2022 and 4.9 percent below March 2023. Italian type cheese production totaled 478 million pounds, 2.6 percent below April 2022 and 6.7 percent below March 2023. American type cheese production totaled 488 million pounds, 2.3 percent above April 2022 but 2.1 percent below March 2023. Butter production was 195 million pounds, 7.6 percent above April 2022 but 4.9 percent below March 2023. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with April 2022) Nonfat dry milk, human - 200 million pounds, up 1.9 percent. Skim milk powder - 34.5 million pounds, down 22.6 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with April 2022) Dry whey, total - 80.8 million pounds, up 1.7 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 91.4 million pounds, down 4.9 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.6 million pounds, up 7.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with April 2022) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 61.4 million gallons, down 6.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 37.1 million gallons, down 8.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.13 million gallons, up 7.1 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.60 million gallons, up 2.6 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2022 and 2023................................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2022 and 2023......... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 2022 and 2023...... 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023............................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023.. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023........................ 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023......................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023...................... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023................................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023................ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023....................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023.............. 17 Dairy Products Regions...................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology..................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts........................................................................................ 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 181,303 204,964 194,992 7.6 -4.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 477,133 498,889 488,195 2.3 -2.1 Cheddar ............................: 327,173 348,055 346,217 5.8 -0.5 Other American types ...............: 149,960 150,834 141,978 -5.3 -5.9 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,859 8,093 6,515 -17.1 -19.5 Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,698 15,895 14,623 -17.4 -8.0 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 89,417 100,237 92,221 3.1 -8.0 Feta .................................: 12,432 13,909 12,862 3.5 -7.5 Gouda ................................: 5,339 5,687 5,534 3.7 -2.7 Hispanic .............................: 29,058 36,069 32,460 11.7 -10.0 Italian types ........................: 491,105 512,918 478,306 -2.6 -6.7 Mozzarella .........................: 386,577 401,721 381,693 -1.3 -5.0 Parmesan ...........................: 40,473 44,117 37,423 -7.5 -15.2 Provolone ..........................: 29,552 32,212 27,408 -7.3 -14.9 Ricotta ............................: 21,043 22,749 18,302 -13.0 -19.5 Romano .............................: 5,393 4,721 3,889 -27.9 -17.6 Other Italian types ................: 8,067 7,398 9,591 18.9 29.6 Swiss ................................: 30,394 27,163 27,994 -7.9 3.1 All other types ......................: 13,002 13,058 12,407 -4.6 -5.0 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,173,437 1,231,918 1,171,117 -0.2 -4.9 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 29,363 32,820 30,192 2.8 -8.0 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 26,629 33,090 28,367 6.5 -14.3 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,821 25,899 24,606 -0.9 -5.0 : Sour cream .............................: 116,700 125,905 117,562 0.7 -6.6 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 373,945 440,775 385,604 3.1 -12.5 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 65,427 66,245 61,411 -6.1 -7.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,879 21,367 18,052 -9.2 -15.5 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 20,544 18,267 19,056 -7.2 4.3 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 40,423 39,634 37,108 -8.2 -6.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 801 694 746 -6.9 7.5 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,991 1,969 2,132 7.1 8.3 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,509 3,296 3,600 2.6 9.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,047 1,269 1,004 -4.1 -20.9 Nonfat, hard .......................: 207 264 341 64.7 29.2 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,168 1,038 1,012 -13.4 -2.5 Water and juice ices .................: 6,002 7,046 6,386 6.4 -9.4 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 43,581 42,858 39,605 -9.1 -7.6 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 21,472 22,184 20,912 -2.6 -5.7 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 505 570 449 -11.1 -21.2 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,576 1,614 1,662 5.5 3.0 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,771 2,222 2,009 13.4 -9.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,511 9,978 9,800 -6.8 -1.8 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 77,905 72,972 76,422 -1.9 4.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,541 4,570 4,372 183.7 -4.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 79,446 77,542 80,794 1.7 4.2 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,727 899 923 -66.2 2.7 Animal ...............................: 3,181 3,151 3,170 -0.3 0.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 35,450 41,376 38,389 8.3 -7.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,464 1,125 1,181 -19.3 5.0 Total 2/ .............................: 36,914 42,501 39,570 7.2 -6.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 12,201 14,159 13,500 10.6 -4.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,713 28,342 26,070 5.5 -8.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 12,011 8,737 8,671 -27.8 -0.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,162 98,547 91,425 -4.9 -7.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 71,476 64,658 75,333 5.4 16.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 991 3,148 4,184 322.2 32.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 72,467 67,806 79,517 9.7 17.3 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,193 8,712 7,224 -21.4 -17.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 68,662 86,610 85,279 24.2 -1.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,701 1,094 1,027 -39.6 -6.1 Total 2/ .............................: 70,363 87,704 86,306 22.7 -1.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,767 33,792 32,548 56.7 -3.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 49,596 53,912 53,758 8.4 -0.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,291 24,834 25,172 64.6 1.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 171,260 166,921 168,665 -1.5 1.0 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 39.9 23.6 28.3 -11.7 4.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 112,942 126,029 119,012 5.4 -5.6 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,444 14,021 12,886 3.6 -8.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 900 925 537 -40.3 -41.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,710 9,882 8,529 -20.4 -13.7 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 21,638 20,840 20,914 -3.3 0.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 195,821 199,448 199,624 1.9 0.1 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 44,613 35,252 34,525 -22.6 -2.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 24,515 38,510 39,477 61.0 2.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 7,955 5,612 5,891 -25.9 5.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 19,464 17,960 14,302 -26.5 -20.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 299,123 312,609 309,230 3.4 -1.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 174,575 193,840 194,707 11.5 0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2022 and 2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,178,278 1,205,337 2.3 1,178,278 1,205,337 2.3 February .....................:1,091,747 1,100,262 0.8 2,270,025 2,305,599 1.6 March ........................:1,231,174 1,231,918 0.1 3,501,199 3,537,517 1.0 April ........................:1,173,437 1,171,117 -0.2 4,674,636 4,708,634 0.7 May ..........................:1,204,698 5,879,334 June .........................:1,165,799 7,045,133 July .........................:1,170,138 8,215,271 August .......................:1,157,264 9,372,535 September ....................:1,150,810 10,523,345 October ......................:1,184,538 11,707,883 November .....................:1,156,153 12,864,036 December .....................:1,198,739 14,062,775 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 483,756 498,646 3.1 483,756 498,646 3.1 February .....................: 436,283 443,179 1.6 920,039 941,825 2.4 March ........................: 482,811 498,889 3.3 1,402,850 1,440,714 2.7 April ........................: 477,133 488,195 2.3 1,879,983 1,928,909 2.6 May ..........................: 488,333 2,368,316 June .........................: 466,040 2,834,356 July .........................: 473,984 3,308,340 August .......................: 457,667 3,766,007 September ....................: 446,931 4,212,938 October ......................: 475,411 4,688,349 November .....................: 466,253 5,154,602 December .....................: 485,708 5,640,310 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 344,643 353,921 2.7 344,643 353,921 2.7 February .....................: 306,347 317,059 3.5 650,990 670,980 3.1 March ........................: 333,498 348,055 4.4 984,488 1,019,035 3.5 April ........................: 327,173 346,217 5.8 1,311,661 1,365,252 4.1 May ..........................: 339,704 1,651,365 June .........................: 341,624 1,992,989 July .........................: 340,236 2,333,225 August .......................: 318,114 2,651,339 September ....................: 305,153 2,956,492 October ......................: 340,233 3,296,725 November .....................: 323,788 3,620,513 December .....................: 343,228 3,963,741 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 485,660 499,904 2.9 485,660 499,904 2.9 February .....................: 457,311 458,867 0.3 942,971 958,771 1.7 March ........................: 519,279 512,918 -1.2 1,462,250 1,471,689 0.6 April ........................: 491,105 478,306 -2.6 1,953,355 1,949,995 -0.2 May ..........................: 496,930 2,450,285 June .........................: 485,592 2,935,877 July .........................: 488,763 3,424,640 August .......................: 486,732 3,911,372 September ....................: 496,490 4,407,862 October ......................: 499,233 4,907,095 November .....................: 488,746 5,395,841 December .....................: 508,061 5,903,902 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 376,548 393,111 4.4 376,548 393,111 4.4 February .....................: 356,604 361,531 1.4 733,152 754,642 2.9 March ........................: 408,184 401,721 -1.6 1,141,336 1,156,363 1.3 April ........................: 386,577 381,693 -1.3 1,527,913 1,538,056 0.7 May ..........................: 377,519 1,905,432 June .........................: 386,708 2,292,140 July .........................: 392,366 2,684,506 August .......................: 383,858 3,068,364 September ....................: 385,587 3,453,951 October ......................: 390,597 3,844,548 November .....................: 384,171 4,228,719 December .....................: 399,393 4,628,112 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,990 7,155 -10.5 7,990 7,155 -10.5 February .....................: 7,233 6,580 -9.0 15,223 13,735 -9.8 March ........................: 8,836 7,398 -16.3 24,059 21,133 -12.2 April ........................: 8,067 9,591 18.9 32,126 30,724 -4.4 May ..........................: 8,069 40,195 June .........................: 8,091 48,286 July .........................: 7,420 55,706 August .......................: 7,150 62,856 September ....................: 8,237 71,093 October ......................: 7,931 79,024 November .....................: 7,837 86,861 December .....................: 8,583 95,444 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 196,236 201,347 2.6 196,236 201,347 2.6 February .....................: 183,333 187,200 2.1 379,569 388,547 2.4 March ........................: 202,211 204,964 1.4 581,780 593,511 2.0 April ........................: 181,303 194,992 7.6 763,083 788,503 3.3 May ..........................: 179,812 942,895 June .........................: 158,979 1,101,874 July .........................: 151,755 1,253,629 August .......................: 142,959 1,396,588 September ....................: 140,552 1,537,140 October ......................: 162,114 1,699,254 November .....................: 171,461 1,870,715 December .....................: 188,022 2,058,737 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 170,437 174,953 2.6 170,437 174,953 2.6 February .....................: 168,997 182,528 8.0 339,434 357,481 5.3 March ........................: 191,815 199,448 4.0 531,249 556,929 4.8 April ........................: 195,821 199,624 1.9 727,070 756,553 4.1 May ..........................: 192,677 919,747 June .........................: 168,971 1,088,718 July .........................: 165,726 1,254,444 August .......................: 133,625 1,388,069 September ....................: 122,804 1,510,873 October ......................: 129,037 1,639,910 November .....................: 160,743 1,800,653 December .....................: 167,711 1,968,364 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 51,932 44,580 -14.2 51,932 44,580 -14.2 February .....................: 40,138 37,199 -7.3 92,070 81,779 -11.2 March ........................: 42,902 35,252 -17.8 134,972 117,031 -13.3 April ........................: 44,613 34,525 -22.6 179,585 151,556 -15.6 May ..........................: 50,753 230,338 June .........................: 54,406 284,744 July .........................: 61,008 345,752 August .......................: 65,551 411,303 September ....................: 68,422 479,725 October ......................: 65,285 545,010 November .....................: 49,110 594,120 December .....................: 63,766 657,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 72,766 76,713 5.4 72,766 76,713 5.4 February .....................: 68,293 66,824 -2.2 141,059 143,537 1.8 March ........................: 77,764 77,542 -0.3 218,823 221,079 1.0 April ........................: 79,446 80,794 1.7 298,269 301,873 1.2 May ..........................: 79,205 377,474 June .........................: 80,062 457,536 July .........................: 84,287 541,823 August .......................: 75,314 617,137 September ....................: 75,792 692,929 October ......................: 75,348 768,277 November .....................: 72,041 840,318 December .....................: 74,930 915,248 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 94,587 88,959 -6.0 94,587 88,959 -6.0 February .....................: 84,943 82,682 -2.7 179,530 171,641 -4.4 March ........................: 93,521 98,547 5.4 273,051 270,188 -1.0 April ........................: 96,162 91,425 -4.9 369,213 361,613 -2.1 May ..........................: 94,985 464,198 June .........................: 98,429 562,627 July .........................: 95,345 657,972 August .......................: 93,173 751,145 September ....................: 91,193 842,338 October ......................: 91,462 933,800 November .....................: 88,620 1,022,420 December .....................: 89,419 1,111,839 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 38,640 41,517 7.4 38,640 41,517 7.4 February .....................: 35,081 37,173 6.0 73,721 78,690 6.7 March ........................: 36,764 42,501 15.6 110,485 121,191 9.7 April ........................: 36,914 39,570 7.2 147,399 160,761 9.1 May ..........................: 36,329 183,728 June .........................: 36,215 219,943 July .........................: 36,463 256,406 August .......................: 35,120 291,526 September ....................: 38,654 330,180 October ......................: 39,326 369,506 November .....................: 39,907 409,413 December .....................: 41,708 451,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,872 28,894 3.7 27,872 28,894 3.7 February .....................: 28,301 29,357 3.7 56,173 58,251 3.7 March ........................: 29,527 33,090 12.1 85,700 91,341 6.6 April ........................: 26,629 28,367 6.5 112,329 119,708 6.6 May ..........................: 27,362 139,691 June .........................: 29,366 169,057 July .........................: 28,727 197,784 August .......................: 31,436 229,220 September ....................: 29,634 258,854 October ......................: 27,832 286,686 November .....................: 28,478 315,164 December .....................: 29,136 344,300 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 24,194 26,110 7.9 24,194 26,110 7.9 February .....................: 24,674 24,320 -1.4 48,868 50,430 3.2 March ........................: 26,571 25,899 -2.5 75,439 76,329 1.2 April ........................: 24,821 24,606 -0.9 100,260 100,935 0.7 May ..........................: 23,930 124,190 June .........................: 24,359 148,549 July .........................: 24,826 173,375 August .......................: 27,427 200,802 September ....................: 25,420 226,222 October ......................: 23,911 250,133 November .....................: 22,035 272,168 December .....................: 21,858 294,026 : Sour cream : January ......................: 124,280 126,074 1.4 124,280 126,074 1.4 February .....................: 116,771 113,600 -2.7 241,051 239,674 -0.6 March ........................: 126,440 125,905 -0.4 367,491 365,579 -0.5 April ........................: 116,700 117,562 0.7 484,191 483,141 -0.2 May ..........................: 125,804 609,995 June .........................: 123,165 733,160 July .........................: 115,623 848,783 August .......................: 127,030 975,813 September ....................: 121,170 1,096,983 October ......................: 131,035 1,228,018 November .....................: 133,978 1,361,996 December .....................: 133,622 1,495,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 54,581 52,963 -3.0 54,581 52,963 -3.0 February .....................: 54,354 58,382 7.4 108,935 111,345 2.2 March ........................: 66,216 66,245 (Z) 175,151 177,590 1.4 April ........................: 65,427 61,411 -6.1 240,578 239,001 -0.7 May ..........................: 62,248 302,826 June .........................: 66,973 369,799 July .........................: 61,063 430,862 August .......................: 65,493 496,355 September ....................: 63,076 559,431 October ......................: 59,468 618,899 November .....................: 54,126 673,025 December .....................: 53,665 726,690 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 31,874 29,018 -9.0 31,874 29,018 -9.0 February .....................: 34,297 31,897 -7.0 66,171 60,915 -7.9 March ........................: 42,726 39,634 -7.2 108,897 100,549 -7.7 April ........................: 40,423 37,108 -8.2 149,320 137,657 -7.8 May ..........................: 41,179 190,499 June .........................: 43,257 233,756 July .........................: 40,620 274,376 August .......................: 42,693 317,069 September ....................: 37,344 354,413 October ......................: 35,656 390,069 November .....................: 29,075 419,144 December .....................: 27,182 446,326 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,833 1,971 7.5 1,833 1,971 7.5 February .....................: 2,003 2,308 15.2 3,836 4,279 11.5 March ........................: 2,614 1,969 -24.7 6,450 6,248 -3.1 April ........................: 1,991 2,132 7.1 8,441 8,380 -0.7 May ..........................: 2,040 10,481 June .........................: 2,065 12,546 July .........................: 2,224 14,770 August .......................: 2,003 16,773 September ....................: 1,981 18,754 October ......................: 2,161 20,915 November .....................: 1,671 22,586 December .....................: 1,678 24,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 372,907 391,637 5.0 372,907 391,637 5.0 February .....................: 376,866 400,599 6.3 749,773 792,236 5.7 March ........................: 429,558 440,775 2.6 1,179,331 1,233,011 4.6 April ........................: 373,945 385,604 3.1 1,553,276 1,618,615 4.2 May ..........................: 399,140 1,952,416 June .........................: 391,060 2,343,476 July .........................: 379,818 2,723,294 August .......................: 402,223 3,125,517 September ....................: 398,067 3,523,584 October ......................: 391,563 3,915,147 November .....................: 337,045 4,252,192 December .....................: 371,368 4,623,560 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,765 3,467 25.4 2,765 3,467 25.4 February .....................: 3,711 4,340 16.9 6,476 7,807 20.6 March ........................: 4,066 3,296 -18.9 10,542 11,103 5.3 April ........................: 3,509 3,600 2.6 14,051 14,703 4.6 May ..........................: 4,764 18,815 June .........................: 4,572 23,387 July .........................: 5,005 28,392 August .......................: 3,940 32,332 September ....................: 3,115 35,447 October ......................: 3,826 39,273 November .....................: 2,664 41,937 December .....................: 3,675 45,612 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 205,382 219,163 208,807 1.7 -4.7 Idaho ..........: 86,418 91,789 86,452 (Z) -5.8 Illinois .......: 5,913 5,165 5,068 -14.3 -1.9 Iowa ...........: 31,635 34,124 31,512 -0.4 -7.7 Minnesota ......: 68,704 71,875 69,728 1.5 -3.0 New Jersey .....: 4,407 5,723 4,889 10.9 -14.6 New Mexico .....: 78,891 83,065 79,038 0.2 -4.8 New York .......: 67,255 75,343 66,256 -1.5 -12.1 Ohio ...........: 22,686 22,037 20,510 -9.6 -6.9 Pennsylvania ...: 38,448 42,074 39,420 2.5 -6.3 South Dakota ...: 45,528 45,897 43,253 -5.0 -5.8 Vermont ........: 12,681 11,015 11,279 -11.1 2.4 Wisconsin ......: 295,534 302,954 289,699 -2.0 -4.4 : Other States 1/ : 209,955 221,694 215,206 2.5 -2.9 : United States ..: 1,173,437 1,231,918 1,171,117 -0.2 -4.9 : Atlantic .......: 134,788 146,216 133,561 -0.9 -8.7 Central ........: 575,968 599,414 569,234 -1.2 -5.0 West ...........: 462,681 486,288 468,322 1.2 -3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,126 48,933 46,939 -0.4 -4.1 Iowa ...........: 17,026 18,106 18,232 7.1 0.7 Minnesota ......: 57,169 60,357 59,551 4.2 -1.3 New York .......: 11,634 12,555 12,304 5.8 -2.0 Wisconsin ......: 90,577 95,954 93,000 2.7 -3.1 : Other States 1/ : 253,601 262,984 258,169 1.8 -1.8 : United States ..: 477,133 498,889 488,195 2.3 -2.1 : Atlantic .......: 28,871 27,862 28,441 -1.5 2.1 Central ........: 258,298 276,018 266,563 3.2 -3.4 West ...........: 189,964 195,009 193,191 1.7 -0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 21,342 21,624 21,583 1.1 -0.2 Vermont ........: 8,993 7,960 8,137 -9.5 2.2 Wisconsin ......: 60,828 63,394 61,500 1.1 -3.0 : Other States 1/ : 236,010 255,077 254,997 8.0 (Z) : United States ..: 327,173 348,055 346,217 5.8 -0.5 : Atlantic .......: 26,389 26,439 26,305 -0.3 -0.5 Central ........: 177,514 190,644 188,422 6.1 -1.2 West ...........: 123,270 130,972 131,490 6.7 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 133,669 143,200 138,713 3.8 -3.1 Minnesota ......: 11,210 11,202 10,017 -10.6 -10.6 New Jersey .....: 2,231 2,903 2,304 3.3 -20.6 New York .......: 28,380 31,204 26,797 -5.6 -14.1 Pennsylvania ...: 23,007 24,272 24,267 5.5 (Z) Wisconsin ......: 140,842 138,647 133,736 -5.0 -3.5 : Other States 1/ : 151,766 161,490 142,472 -6.1 -11.8 : United States ..: 491,105 512,918 478,306 -2.6 -6.7 : Atlantic .......: 57,472 63,253 57,164 -0.5 -9.6 Central ........: 208,042 210,467 196,495 -5.6 -6.6 West ...........: 225,591 239,198 224,647 -0.4 -6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 124,422 132,775 128,940 3.6 -2.9 New Jersey .....: 1,197 1,429 1,217 1.7 -14.8 New York .......: 14,427 14,432 12,997 -9.9 -9.9 Pennsylvania ...: 18,849 19,885 20,094 6.6 1.1 Wisconsin ......: 90,544 87,102 86,100 -4.9 -1.2 : Other States 1/ : 137,138 146,098 132,345 -3.5 -9.4 : United States ..: 386,577 401,721 381,693 -1.3 -5.0 : Atlantic .......: 36,827 38,484 36,639 -0.5 -4.8 Central ........: 135,203 136,216 131,556 -2.7 -3.4 West ...........: 214,547 227,021 213,498 -0.5 -6.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 60,539 65,498 63,363 4.7 -3.3 Pennsylvania ...: 7,471 7,626 7,146 -4.4 -6.3 : Other States 1/ : 113,293 131,840 124,483 9.9 -5.6 : United States ..: 181,303 204,964 194,992 7.6 -4.9 : Atlantic .......: 15,141 18,223 15,840 4.6 -13.1 Central ........: 67,514 80,318 76,744 13.7 -4.4 West ...........: 98,648 106,423 102,408 3.8 -3.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 91,368 92,345 91,451 0.1 -1.0 Pennsylvania ...: 15,902 14,993 16,687 4.9 11.3 Wisconsin ......: 2,697 909 1,477 -45.2 62.5 : Other States 1/ : 85,854 91,201 90,009 4.8 -1.3 : United States ..: 195,821 199,448 199,624 1.9 0.1 : Atlantic .......: 32,369 28,789 31,415 -2.9 9.1 Central ........: 41,356 40,679 39,182 -5.3 -3.7 West ...........: 122,096 129,980 129,027 5.7 -0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,704 11,108 10,818 -7.6 -2.6 Wisconsin ......: 24,148 18,807 20,089 -16.8 6.8 : Other States 1/ : 42,053 43,057 45,515 8.2 5.7 : United States ..: 77,905 72,972 76,422 -1.9 4.7 : Atlantic .......: 21,737 21,611 21,779 0.2 0.8 Central ........: 35,329 34,131 38,577 9.2 13.0 West ...........: 20,839 17,230 16,066 -22.9 -6.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : April : March : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 7,543 6,727 5,962 -21.0 -11.4 Connecticut ....: 1,590 1,361 1,472 -7.4 8.2 New York .......: 2,530 2,345 2,531 (Z) 7.9 Ohio ...........: 1,941 2,418 2,179 12.3 -9.9 Oregon .........: 1,038 1,083 947 -8.8 -12.6 Pennsylvania ...: 3,191 1,661 2,485 -22.1 49.6 Tennessee ......: 2,038 2,104 1,886 -7.5 -10.4 Utah ...........: 1,709 1,788 1,723 0.8 -3.6 Wisconsin ......: 578 924 606 4.8 -34.4 : Other States 1/ : 43,269 45,834 41,620 -3.8 -9.2 : United States ..: 65,427 66,245 61,411 -6.1 -7.3 : Atlantic .......: 16,352 12,919 14,108 -13.7 9.2 Central ........: 36,914 41,787 36,054 -2.3 -13.7 West ...........: 12,161 11,539 11,249 -7.5 -2.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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 2022, there were 1,201 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. 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