Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released October 5, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). August 2020 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.09 billion pounds, 2.1 percent below August 2019 and 1.6 percent below July 2020. Italian type cheese production totaled 449 million pounds, 3.9 percent below August 2019 and 1.2 percent below July 2020. American type cheese production totaled 446 million pounds, 1.3 percent below August 2019 and 1.9 percent below July 2020. Butter production was 152 million pounds, 7.8 percent above August 2019 but 1.6 percent below July 2020. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with August 2019) Nonfat dry milk, human - 144 million pounds, up 8.8 percent. Skim milk powder - 59.6 million pounds, down 2.0 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with August 2019) Dry whey, total - 80.3 million pounds, down 5.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 97.2 million pounds, up 2.3 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.2 million pounds, down 1.7 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with August 2019) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 69.1 million gallons, up 7.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 45.1 million gallons, up 7.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.38 million gallons, up 42.0 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 8.13 million gallons, up 2.0 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2019 and 2020............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: August 2019 and 2020..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: August 2019 and 2020.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020............................ 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020..................................................................................... 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020.................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020..................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020............... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020.................. 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020............................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020............ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020.......... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 141,323 154,883 152,331 7.8 -1.6 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 452,030 454,712 446,048 -1.3 -1.9 Cheddar ............................: 321,190 323,991 322,852 0.5 -0.4 Other American types ...............: 130,840 130,721 123,196 -5.8 -5.8 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,387 7,648 8,566 2.1 12.0 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,723 17,450 14,228 -9.5 -18.5 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 85,171 90,825 90,538 6.3 -0.3 Feta .................................: 10,948 9,404 9,101 -16.9 -3.2 Gouda ................................: 5,192 4,099 2,937 -43.4 -28.3 Hispanic .............................: 27,679 29,080 28,550 3.1 -1.8 Italian types ........................: 466,578 453,813 448,507 -3.9 -1.2 Mozzarella .........................: 370,384 365,266 354,177 -4.4 -3.0 Parmesan ...........................: 32,410 29,433 32,197 -0.7 9.4 Provolone ..........................: 33,216 30,960 30,768 -7.4 -0.6 Ricotta ............................: 19,418 18,576 21,205 9.2 14.2 Romano .............................: 4,007 4,279 4,114 2.7 -3.9 Other Italian types ................: 7,143 5,299 6,046 -15.4 14.1 Swiss ................................: 28,896 26,751 28,650 -0.9 7.1 All other types ......................: 13,042 13,851 12,726 -2.4 -8.1 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,113,646 1,107,633 1,089,851 -2.1 -1.6 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 34,227 34,209 33,076 -3.4 -3.3 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 31,495 32,769 32,034 1.7 -2.2 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 29,747 28,793 27,560 -7.4 -4.3 : Sour cream .............................: 119,252 113,206 117,604 -1.4 3.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 377,322 365,970 382,711 1.4 4.6 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ----- percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 64,242 71,669 69,145 7.6 -3.5 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 20,596 22,892 23,499 14.1 2.7 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 21,425 24,777 21,567 0.7 -13.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 42,021 47,669 45,066 7.2 -5.5 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 600 514 610 1.7 18.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,382 3,037 3,383 42.0 11.4 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 7,963 5,619 8,126 2.0 44.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,216 1,074 1,199 -1.4 11.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 300 461 370 23.3 -19.7 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,116 1,254 1,430 28.1 14.0 Water and juice ices .................: 6,978 7,147 6,588 -5.6 -7.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 38,739 49,201 47,250 22.0 -4.0 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 21,652 26,885 25,282 16.8 -6.0 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 437 423 489 11.9 15.6 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,656 2,430 2,424 46.4 -0.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,357 2,463 2,272 -3.6 -7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,816 6,575 6,894 -29.8 4.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 83,767 82,932 78,919 -5.8 -4.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,130 1,894 1,424 26.0 -24.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 84,897 84,826 80,343 -5.4 -5.3 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,725 1,920 1,822 5.6 -5.1 Animal ...............................: 2,695 2,452 2,650 -1.7 8.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,590 38,758 38,272 -0.8 -1.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,313 842 944 -28.1 12.1 Total 2/ .............................: 39,903 39,600 39,216 -1.7 -1.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,648 14,402 14,402 -1.7 - 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,255 25,198 24,814 -1.7 -1.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,423 9,883 10,220 8.5 3.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 95,074 100,628 97,231 2.3 -3.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 70,615 82,875 84,476 19.6 1.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,998 1,655 1,324 -33.7 -20.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 72,613 84,530 85,800 18.2 1.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,097 5,318 5,375 5.5 1.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 59,506 66,677 67,229 13.0 0.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,144 1,093 1,366 19.4 25.0 Total 2/ .............................: 60,650 67,770 68,595 13.1 1.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,309 26,285 26,747 25.5 1.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 39,341 41,485 41,848 6.4 0.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 19,229 17,877 16,470 -14.3 -7.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 113,736 98,228 107,119 -5.8 9.1 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 19.6 20.5 18.3 -1.4 -2.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 116,361 122,112 117,971 1.4 -3.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,047 9,011 8,363 3.9 -7.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 717 720 926 29.1 28.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,652 10,215 10,125 32.3 -0.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 9,049 18,070 12,805 41.5 -29.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 132,525 163,198 144,162 8.8 -11.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 60,768 51,220 59,581 -2.0 16.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 13,819 24,006 21,597 56.3 -10.0 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,628 9,159 9,859 171.7 7.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 24,953 11,166 11,020 -55.8 -1.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 269,590 311,252 270,632 0.4 -13.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 143,556 137,955 178,056 24.0 29.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2019 and 2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,116,577 1,110,515 -0.5 1,116,577 1,110,515 -0.5 February ...................:1,003,696 1,031,672 2.8 2,120,273 2,142,187 1.0 March ......................:1,122,414 1,124,028 0.1 3,242,687 3,266,215 0.7 April ......................:1,085,010 1,063,753 -2.0 4,327,697 4,329,968 0.1 May ........................:1,105,886 1,101,005 -0.4 5,433,583 5,430,973 - June .......................:1,067,702 1,111,446 4.1 6,501,285 6,542,419 0.6 July .......................:1,087,602 1,107,633 1.8 7,588,887 7,650,052 0.8 August .....................:1,113,646 1,089,851 -2.1 8,702,533 8,739,903 0.4 September ..................:1,080,526 9,783,059 October ....................:1,138,241 10,921,300 November ...................:1,093,397 12,014,697 December ...................:1,122,546 13,137,243 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 451,964 437,451 -3.2 451,964 437,451 -3.2 February ...................: 399,112 418,605 4.9 851,076 856,056 0.6 March ......................: 442,723 450,058 1.7 1,293,799 1,306,114 1.0 April ......................: 430,539 447,044 3.8 1,724,338 1,753,158 1.7 May ........................: 443,683 442,282 -0.3 2,168,021 2,195,440 1.3 June .......................: 427,638 436,406 2.1 2,595,659 2,631,846 1.4 July .......................: 434,449 454,712 4.7 3,030,108 3,086,558 1.9 August .....................: 452,030 446,048 -1.3 3,482,138 3,532,606 1.4 September ..................: 415,687 3,897,825 October ....................: 445,601 4,343,426 November ...................: 432,438 4,775,864 December ...................: 456,378 5,232,242 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 336,801 319,240 -5.2 336,801 319,240 -5.2 February ...................: 289,258 302,408 4.5 626,059 621,648 -0.7 March ......................: 315,229 318,292 1.0 941,288 939,940 -0.1 April ......................: 306,510 330,891 8.0 1,247,798 1,270,831 1.8 May ........................: 321,122 317,737 -1.1 1,568,920 1,588,568 1.3 June .......................: 307,403 309,012 0.5 1,876,323 1,897,580 1.1 July .......................: 305,911 323,991 5.9 2,182,234 2,221,571 1.8 August .....................: 321,190 322,852 0.5 2,503,424 2,544,423 1.6 September ..................: 284,142 2,787,566 October ....................: 309,584 3,097,150 November ...................: 309,223 3,406,373 December ...................: 330,369 3,736,742 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 483,211 485,398 0.5 483,211 485,398 0.5 February ...................: 440,425 448,190 1.8 923,636 933,588 1.1 March ......................: 493,275 486,865 -1.3 1,416,911 1,420,453 0.2 April ......................: 475,467 451,068 -5.1 1,892,378 1,871,521 -1.1 May ........................: 474,522 480,614 1.3 2,366,900 2,352,135 -0.6 June .......................: 461,688 477,058 3.3 2,828,588 2,829,193 - July .......................: 463,865 453,813 -2.2 3,292,453 3,283,006 -0.3 August .....................: 466,578 448,507 -3.9 3,759,031 3,731,513 -0.7 September ..................: 470,642 4,229,673 October ....................: 485,559 4,715,232 November ...................: 471,962 5,187,194 December ...................: 483,331 5,670,525 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 381,103 381,983 0.2 381,103 381,983 0.2 February ...................: 346,363 353,200 2.0 727,466 735,183 1.1 March ......................: 391,166 388,257 -0.7 1,118,632 1,123,440 0.4 April ......................: 372,686 351,712 -5.6 1,491,318 1,475,152 -1.1 May ........................: 374,770 378,291 0.9 1,866,088 1,853,443 -0.7 June .......................: 370,364 382,043 3.2 2,236,452 2,235,486 - July .......................: 368,167 365,266 -0.8 2,604,619 2,600,752 -0.1 August .....................: 370,384 354,177 -4.4 2,975,003 2,954,929 -0.7 September ..................: 375,726 3,350,729 October ....................: 384,612 3,735,341 November ...................: 375,266 4,110,607 December ...................: 383,976 4,494,583 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,968 6,809 -2.3 6,968 6,809 -2.3 February ...................: 6,184 5,896 -4.7 13,152 12,705 -3.4 March ......................: 7,465 6,687 -10.4 20,617 19,392 -5.9 April ......................: 6,725 5,103 -24.1 27,342 24,495 -10.4 May ........................: 6,450 6,417 -0.5 33,792 30,912 -8.5 June .......................: 6,155 5,975 -2.9 39,947 36,887 -7.7 July .......................: 6,898 5,299 -23.2 46,845 42,186 -9.9 August .....................: 7,143 6,046 -15.4 53,988 48,232 -10.7 September ..................: 7,017 61,005 October ....................: 5,698 66,703 November ...................: 6,714 73,417 December ...................: 7,123 80,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 199,038 193,422 -2.8 199,038 193,422 -2.8 February ...................: 172,171 188,035 9.2 371,209 381,457 2.8 March ......................: 180,694 195,886 8.4 551,903 577,343 4.6 April ......................: 172,371 217,531 26.2 724,274 794,874 9.7 May ........................: 170,044 177,966 4.7 894,318 972,840 8.8 June .......................: 154,848 150,200 -3.0 1,049,166 1,123,040 7.0 July .......................: 150,705 154,883 2.8 1,199,871 1,277,923 6.5 August .....................: 141,323 152,331 7.8 1,341,194 1,430,254 6.6 September ..................: 144,334 1,485,528 October ....................: 162,921 1,648,449 November ...................: 161,852 1,810,301 December ...................: 183,774 1,994,075 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 177,280 176,259 -0.6 177,280 176,259 -0.6 February ...................: 153,417 159,128 3.7 330,697 335,387 1.4 March ......................: 161,829 172,389 6.5 492,526 507,776 3.1 April ......................: 167,758 195,159 16.3 660,284 702,935 6.5 May ........................: 173,666 158,591 -8.7 833,950 861,526 3.3 June .......................: 157,948 147,134 -6.8 991,898 1,008,660 1.7 July .......................: 172,329 163,198 -5.3 1,164,227 1,171,858 0.7 August .....................: 132,525 144,162 8.8 1,296,752 1,316,020 1.5 September ..................: 117,806 1,414,558 October ....................: 132,716 1,547,274 November ...................: 138,880 1,686,154 December ...................: 164,869 1,851,023 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 36,153 40,119 11.0 36,153 40,119 11.0 February ...................: 33,901 38,434 13.4 70,054 78,553 12.1 March ......................: 48,274 40,843 -15.4 118,328 119,396 0.9 April ......................: 46,244 40,394 -12.7 164,572 159,790 -2.9 May ........................: 26,604 47,070 76.9 191,176 206,860 8.2 June .......................: 52,062 61,253 17.7 243,238 268,113 10.2 July .......................: 46,708 51,220 9.7 289,946 319,333 10.1 August .....................: 60,768 59,581 -2.0 350,714 378,914 8.0 September ..................: 58,764 409,478 October ....................: 47,386 456,864 November ...................: 50,955 507,819 December ...................: 64,893 572,712 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,765 84,272 1.8 82,765 84,272 1.8 February .....................: 76,146 76,490 0.5 158,911 160,762 1.2 March ........................: 77,378 82,100 6.1 236,289 242,862 2.8 April ........................: 74,998 77,844 3.8 311,287 320,706 3.0 May ..........................: 79,090 86,534 9.4 390,377 407,240 4.3 June .........................: 82,976 84,795 2.2 473,353 492,035 3.9 July .........................: 82,906 84,826 2.3 556,259 576,861 3.7 August .......................: 84,897 80,343 -5.4 641,156 657,204 2.5 September ....................: 90,627 731,783 October ......................: 90,843 822,626 November .....................: 75,111 897,737 December .....................: 79,821 977,558 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 112,832 87,796 -22.2 112,832 87,796 -22.2 February .....................: 98,231 87,435 -11.0 211,063 175,231 -17.0 March ........................: 114,157 97,498 -14.6 325,220 272,729 -16.1 April ........................: 108,057 91,183 -15.6 433,277 363,912 -16.0 May ..........................: 109,722 94,059 -14.3 542,999 457,971 -15.7 June .........................: 108,551 101,024 -6.9 651,550 558,995 -14.2 July .........................: 106,989 100,628 -5.9 758,539 659,623 -13.0 August .......................: 95,074 97,231 2.3 853,613 756,854 -11.3 September ....................: 95,488 949,101 October ......................: 96,493 1,045,594 November .....................: 88,375 1,133,969 December .....................: 93,634 1,227,603 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,871 41,935 -4.4 43,871 41,935 -4.4 February .....................: 38,551 35,600 -7.7 82,422 77,535 -5.9 March ........................: 42,026 39,800 -5.3 124,448 117,335 -5.7 April ........................: 40,639 38,650 -4.9 165,087 155,985 -5.5 May ..........................: 41,911 39,715 -5.2 206,998 195,700 -5.5 June .........................: 39,516 39,785 0.7 246,514 235,485 -4.5 July .........................: 39,802 39,600 -0.5 286,316 275,085 -3.9 August .......................: 39,903 39,216 -1.7 326,219 314,301 -3.7 September ....................: 40,068 366,287 October ......................: 40,672 406,959 November .....................: 40,696 447,655 December .....................: 43,106 490,761 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 30,354 27,622 -9.0 30,354 27,622 -9.0 February ...................: 28,399 26,172 -7.8 58,753 53,794 -8.4 March ......................: 29,846 32,439 8.7 88,599 86,233 -2.7 April ......................: 30,945 32,946 6.5 119,544 119,179 -0.3 May ........................: 29,312 31,976 9.1 148,856 151,155 1.5 June .......................: 28,265 31,008 9.7 177,121 182,163 2.8 July .......................: 32,350 32,769 1.3 209,471 214,932 2.6 August .....................: 31,495 32,034 1.7 240,966 246,966 2.5 September ..................: 29,488 270,454 October ....................: 31,956 302,410 November ...................: 27,025 329,435 December ...................: 28,427 357,862 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 29,450 26,333 -10.6 29,450 26,333 -10.6 February ...................: 26,863 24,434 -9.0 56,313 50,767 -9.8 March ......................: 27,765 27,693 -0.3 84,078 78,460 -6.7 April ......................: 29,039 28,300 -2.5 113,117 106,760 -5.6 May ........................: 27,512 25,959 -5.6 140,629 132,719 -5.6 June .......................: 25,433 25,505 0.3 166,062 158,224 -4.7 July .......................: 29,611 28,793 -2.8 195,673 187,017 -4.4 August .....................: 29,747 27,560 -7.4 225,420 214,577 -4.8 September ..................: 26,427 251,847 October ....................: 27,922 279,769 November ...................: 24,008 303,777 December ...................: 23,879 327,656 : Sour cream : January ....................: 122,056 121,591 -0.4 122,056 121,591 -0.4 February ...................: 103,082 101,869 -1.2 225,138 223,460 -0.7 March ......................: 108,617 118,779 9.4 333,755 342,239 2.5 April ......................: 117,973 111,887 -5.2 451,728 454,126 0.5 May ........................: 120,332 136,118 13.1 572,060 590,244 3.2 June .......................: 111,416 121,962 9.5 683,476 712,206 4.2 July .......................: 118,403 113,206 -4.4 801,879 825,412 2.9 August .....................: 119,252 117,604 -1.4 921,131 943,016 2.4 September ..................: 111,282 1,032,413 October ....................: 133,320 1,165,733 November ...................: 129,785 1,295,518 December ...................: 130,139 1,425,657 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 53,064 52,157 -1.7 53,064 52,157 -1.7 February ...................: 53,369 52,484 -1.7 106,433 104,641 -1.7 March ......................: 65,957 63,707 -3.4 172,390 168,348 -2.3 April ......................: 64,681 63,059 -2.5 237,071 231,407 -2.4 May ........................: 67,414 64,092 -4.9 304,485 295,499 -3.0 June .......................: 64,920 71,841 10.7 369,405 367,340 -0.6 July .......................: 64,846 71,669 10.5 434,251 439,009 1.1 August .....................: 64,242 69,145 7.6 498,493 508,154 1.9 September ..................: 58,155 556,648 October ....................: 58,581 615,229 November ...................: 46,927 662,156 December ...................: 47,039 709,195 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 33,457 30,886 -7.7 33,457 30,886 -7.7 February ...................: 35,760 33,278 -6.9 69,217 64,164 -7.3 March ......................: 42,538 38,109 -10.4 111,755 102,273 -8.5 April ......................: 44,505 35,531 -20.2 156,260 137,804 -11.8 May ........................: 47,873 43,689 -8.7 204,133 181,493 -11.1 June .......................: 44,364 47,333 6.7 248,497 228,826 -7.9 July .......................: 43,582 47,669 9.4 292,079 276,495 -5.3 August .....................: 42,021 45,066 7.2 334,100 321,561 -3.8 September ..................: 37,206 371,306 October ....................: 36,315 407,621 November ...................: 29,068 436,689 December ...................: 28,110 464,799 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,437 2,577 5.7 2,437 2,577 5.7 February ...................: 2,700 3,021 11.9 5,137 5,598 9.0 March ......................: 3,225 3,056 -5.2 8,362 8,654 3.5 April ......................: 3,067 2,759 -10.0 11,429 11,413 -0.1 May ........................: 3,191 2,614 -18.1 14,620 14,027 -4.1 June .......................: 3,166 3,475 9.8 17,786 17,502 -1.6 July .......................: 2,795 3,037 8.7 20,581 20,539 -0.2 August .....................: 2,382 3,383 42.0 22,963 23,922 4.2 September ..................: 2,703 25,666 October ....................: 2,445 28,111 November ...................: 2,053 30,164 December ...................: 2,056 32,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 369,301 347,758 -5.8 369,301 347,758 -5.8 February ...................: 375,622 375,155 -0.1 744,923 722,913 -3.0 March ......................: 399,699 418,060 4.6 1,144,622 1,140,973 -0.3 April ......................: 379,341 363,628 -4.1 1,523,963 1,504,601 -1.3 May ........................: 354,516 372,064 4.9 1,878,479 1,876,665 -0.1 June .......................: 364,013 396,538 8.9 2,242,492 2,273,203 1.4 July .......................: 348,614 365,970 5.0 2,591,106 2,639,173 1.9 August .....................: 377,322 382,711 1.4 2,968,428 3,021,884 1.8 September ..................: 381,495 3,349,923 October ....................: 357,443 3,707,366 November ...................: 319,612 4,026,978 December ...................: 348,979 4,375,957 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,081 4,032 -1.2 4,081 4,032 -1.2 February ...................: 5,761 4,160 -27.8 9,842 8,192 -16.8 March ......................: 5,691 5,577 -2.0 15,533 13,769 -11.4 April ......................: 5,083 4,762 -6.3 20,616 18,531 -10.1 May ........................: 6,491 6,038 -7.0 27,107 24,569 -9.4 June .......................: 5,641 5,344 -5.3 32,748 29,913 -8.7 July .......................: 5,722 5,619 -1.8 38,470 35,532 -7.6 August .....................: 7,963 8,126 2.0 46,433 43,658 -6.0 September ..................: 4,522 50,955 October ....................: 4,390 55,345 November ...................: 3,868 59,213 December ...................: 2,916 62,129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: August 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 212,668 202,315 193,018 -9.2 -4.6 Idaho ..........: 88,378 89,529 81,409 -7.9 -9.1 Illinois .......: 6,798 5,417 5,719 -15.9 5.6 Iowa ...........: 27,580 29,939 31,199 13.1 4.2 Minnesota ......: 60,178 61,642 60,953 1.3 -1.1 New Jersey .....: 4,518 5,103 4,742 5.0 -7.1 New Mexico .....: 90,535 80,240 78,813 -12.9 -1.8 New York .......: 70,357 73,029 69,682 -1.0 -4.6 Ohio ...........: 19,426 19,275 21,238 9.3 10.2 Oregon .........: 17,207 19,015 18,890 9.8 -0.7 Pennsylvania ...: 35,146 35,361 37,453 6.6 5.9 South Dakota ...: 30,127 36,315 35,881 19.1 -1.2 Vermont ........: 12,546 12,216 12,504 -0.3 2.4 Wisconsin ......: 280,903 278,778 277,618 -1.2 -0.4 : Other States 1/ : 157,279 159,459 160,732 2.2 0.8 : United States ..: 1,113,646 1,107,633 1,089,851 -2.1 -1.6 : Atlantic .......: 133,909 136,301 135,623 1.3 -0.5 Central ........: 500,645 511,581 510,748 2.0 -0.2 West ...........: 479,092 459,751 443,480 -7.4 -3.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 50,897 50,069 48,398 -4.9 -3.3 Idaho ..........: 62,460 55,604 55,032 -11.9 -1.0 Iowa ...........: 17,510 19,730 18,870 7.8 -4.4 Minnesota ......: 49,894 54,949 52,150 4.5 -5.1 New York .......: 11,701 12,060 11,253 -3.8 -6.7 Oregon .........: 17,087 18,890 18,764 9.8 -0.7 Wisconsin ......: 79,096 84,765 84,800 7.2 - : Other States 1/ : 163,385 158,645 156,781 -4.0 -1.2 : United States ..: 452,030 454,712 446,048 -1.3 -1.9 : Atlantic .......: 28,832 27,846 28,239 -2.1 1.4 Central ........: 209,326 227,406 221,382 5.8 -2.6 West ...........: 213,872 199,460 196,427 -8.2 -1.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 25,050 25,817 24,263 -3.1 -6.0 Iowa ...........: 9,912 12,359 11,865 19.7 -4.0 Minnesota ......: 48,265 50,853 50,579 4.8 -0.5 Oregon .........: 14,051 16,507 15,966 13.6 -3.3 Vermont ........: 8,444 8,144 8,317 -1.5 2.1 Wisconsin ......: 55,420 58,582 58,900 6.3 0.5 : Other States 1/ : 160,048 151,729 152,962 -4.4 0.8 : United States ..: 321,190 323,991 322,852 0.5 -0.4 : Atlantic .......: 26,976 26,328 26,339 -2.4 - Central ........: 149,300 156,244 154,437 3.4 -1.2 West ...........: 144,914 141,419 142,076 -2.0 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 141,621 130,125 123,952 -12.5 -4.7 Idaho ..........: 20,264 28,327 21,561 6.4 -23.9 Minnesota ......: 9,921 6,528 8,601 -13.3 31.8 New Jersey .....: 2,281 2,286 2,505 9.8 9.6 New York .......: 29,597 28,762 29,377 -0.7 2.1 Pennsylvania ...: 21,755 20,181 21,850 0.4 8.3 Wisconsin ......: 141,800 134,992 132,431 -6.6 -1.9 : Other States 1/ : 99,339 102,612 108,230 9.0 5.5 : United States ..: 466,578 453,813 448,507 -3.9 -1.2 : Atlantic .......: 57,311 55,087 57,410 0.2 4.2 Central ........: 190,276 182,843 186,299 -2.1 1.9 West ...........: 218,991 215,883 204,798 -6.5 -5.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 131,290 120,042 114,920 -12.5 -4.3 Idaho ..........: 19,859 27,776 21,331 7.4 -23.2 New Jersey .....: 1,268 1,307 1,269 0.1 -2.9 New York .......: 15,227 14,758 14,413 -5.3 -2.3 Pennsylvania ...: 18,307 16,276 17,766 -3.0 9.2 Wisconsin ......: 93,279 90,307 86,589 -7.2 -4.1 : Other States 1/ : 91,154 94,800 97,889 7.4 3.3 : United States ..: 370,384 365,266 354,177 -4.4 -3.0 : Atlantic .......: 37,186 34,731 35,832 -3.6 3.2 Central ........: 126,618 126,525 124,652 -1.6 -1.5 West ...........: 206,580 204,010 193,693 -6.2 -5.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 43,552 52,825 49,491 13.6 -6.3 New York .......: 1,233 1,321 1,339 8.6 1.4 Pennsylvania ...: 6,096 7,982 7,587 24.5 -4.9 : Other States 1/ : 90,442 92,755 93,914 3.8 1.2 : United States ..: 141,323 154,883 152,331 7.8 -1.6 : Atlantic .......: 11,282 13,069 12,190 8.0 -6.7 Central ........: 53,643 54,878 56,450 5.2 2.9 West ...........: 76,398 86,936 83,691 9.5 -3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 39,673 64,167 46,281 16.7 -27.9 Pennsylvania ...: 13,838 15,500 13,678 -1.2 -11.8 : Other States 1/ : 79,014 83,531 84,203 6.6 0.8 : United States ..: 132,525 163,198 144,162 8.8 -11.7 : Atlantic .......: 26,570 28,271 24,740 -6.9 -12.5 Central ........: 31,120 35,265 34,122 9.6 -3.2 West ...........: 74,835 99,662 85,300 14.0 -14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,467 12,274 12,420 8.3 1.2 Wisconsin ......: 24,465 23,111 24,158 -1.3 4.5 : Other States 1/ : 47,835 47,547 42,341 -11.5 -10.9 : United States ..: 83,767 82,932 78,919 -5.8 -4.8 : Atlantic .......: 21,821 21,627 22,280 2.1 3.0 Central ........: 38,483 39,697 34,525 -10.3 -13.0 West ...........: 23,463 21,608 22,114 -5.7 2.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : August : July : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---- : California .........: 6,753 6,929 6,296 -6.8 -9.1 Connecticut ........: 1,249 1,310 1,367 9.4 4.4 Missouri ...........: 3,179 2,760 3,123 -1.8 13.2 New Jersey 1/ ......: 101 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) New York ...........: 2,497 2,318 2,466 -1.2 6.4 Ohio ...............: 2,613 2,898 2,803 7.3 -3.3 Oregon .............: 1,211 1,697 1,390 14.8 -18.1 Pennsylvania .......: 3,650 3,860 4,048 10.9 4.9 Tennessee ..........: 2,176 2,205 2,250 3.4 2.0 Utah ...............: 1,682 2,237 1,922 14.3 -14.1 Wisconsin ..........: 940 817 673 -28.4 -17.6 : Other States 2/ ....: 38,191 44,638 42,807 12.1 -4.1 : United States ......: 64,242 71,669 69,145 7.6 -3.5 : Atlantic ...........: 14,812 15,692 16,491 11.3 5.1 Central ............: 37,462 42,811 41,039 9.5 -4.1 West ...............: 11,968 13,166 11,615 -2.9 -11.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Included in Other States in 2020. 2/ 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 2019, there were 1,266 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 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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