Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released August 4, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). June 2021 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.12 billion pounds, 0.2 percent above June 2020 but 2.9 percent below May 2021. Italian type cheese production totaled 473 million pounds, 2.6 percent below June 2020 and 1.7 percent below May 2021. American type cheese production totaled 454 million pounds, 5.1 percent above June 2020 but 5.1 percent below May 2021. Butter production was 161 million pounds, 7.8 percent above June 2020 but 13.1 percent below May 2021. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with June 2020) Nonfat dry milk, human - 185 million pounds, up 19.8 percent. Skim milk powder - 32.6 million pounds, down 46.1 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with June 2020) Dry whey, total - 80.6 million pounds, down 1.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 94.7 million pounds, down 7.9 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.3 million pounds, up 0.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with June 2020) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 66.5 million gallons, down 8.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 43.9 million gallons, down 7.1 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.68 million gallons, down 17.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.39 million gallons, down 1.3 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2020 and 2021................................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: June 2020 and 2021......... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: June 2020 and 2021...... 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021.............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021.. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021........................ 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021......................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021...................... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021................................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021................ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021....................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021.............. 17 Dairy Products Regions..................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 149,135 184,894 160,709 7.8 -13.1 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 431,782 478,522 453,936 5.1 -5.1 Cheddar ............................: 302,960 345,978 327,889 8.2 -5.2 Other American types ...............: 128,822 132,544 126,047 -2.2 -4.9 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,966 8,223 7,660 10.0 -6.8 Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,343 17,762 18,028 3.9 1.5 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 94,387 86,512 84,568 -10.4 -2.2 Feta .................................: 11,372 11,697 11,075 -2.6 -5.3 Gouda ................................: 3,674 5,606 4,415 20.2 -21.2 Hispanic .............................: 30,969 27,331 29,264 -5.5 7.1 Italian types ........................: 485,761 481,370 473,101 -2.6 -1.7 Mozzarella .........................: 389,307 376,774 370,163 -4.9 -1.8 Parmesan ...........................: 29,904 40,409 39,730 32.9 -1.7 Provolone ..........................: 35,309 34,582 32,737 -7.3 -5.3 Ricotta ............................: 20,726 16,508 16,883 -18.5 2.3 Romano .............................: 4,420 6,305 5,979 35.3 -5.2 Other Italian types ................: 6,095 6,792 7,609 24.8 12.0 Swiss ................................: 26,314 28,358 29,747 13.0 4.9 All other types ......................: 13,030 12,169 12,410 -4.8 2.0 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,121,598 1,157,550 1,124,204 0.2 -2.9 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 30,864 28,537 29,977 -2.9 5.0 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 29,649 28,246 28,832 -2.8 2.1 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,951 24,261 24,453 -2.0 0.8 : Sour cream .............................: 121,733 120,542 123,443 1.4 2.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 398,683 388,759 386,089 -3.2 -0.7 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 72,777 61,173 66,513 -8.6 8.7 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 23,616 21,970 21,013 -11.0 -4.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 23,653 22,910 22,913 -3.1 - Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 47,269 44,880 43,926 -7.1 -2.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 607 711 570 -6.1 -19.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,246 2,334 2,678 -17.5 14.7 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,440 2,318 3,394 -1.3 46.4 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,394 1,031 1,224 -12.2 18.7 Nonfat, hard .......................: 281 310 405 44.1 30.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,146 1,058 1,080 -5.8 2.1 Water and juice ices .................: 6,858 6,473 7,259 5.8 12.1 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 47,705 39,308 44,392 -6.9 12.9 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 26,576 25,282 24,780 -6.8 -2.0 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 496 399 417 -15.9 4.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,262 1,686 2,033 -10.1 20.6 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,852 1,350 1,829 -1.2 35.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: June 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,032 6,655 6,450 -28.6 -3.1 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 80,141 76,401 79,383 -0.9 3.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,572 1,337 1,235 -21.4 -7.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 81,713 77,738 80,618 -1.3 3.7 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,155 1,954 2,131 -1.1 9.1 Animal ...............................: 2,937 3,233 2,778 -5.4 -14.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 39,911 40,965 39,796 -0.3 -2.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 278 1,428 479 72.3 -66.5 Total 2/ .............................: 40,189 42,393 40,275 0.2 -5.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,365 15,151 13,794 -10.2 -9.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,824 27,242 26,481 6.7 -2.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,160 10,184 9,447 -7.0 -7.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 102,804 95,288 94,677 -7.9 -0.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 84,688 65,463 62,219 -26.5 -5.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 973 995 926 -4.8 -6.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 85,661 66,458 63,145 -26.3 -5.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,522 6,575 6,894 5.7 4.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 64,893 62,000 62,522 -3.7 0.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 950 1,993 2,175 128.9 9.1 Total 2/ .............................: 65,843 63,993 64,697 -1.7 1.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,582 24,808 27,233 10.8 9.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 41,261 39,185 37,464 -9.2 -4.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 16,383 12,245 12,671 -22.7 3.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,473 130,051 125,237 29.8 -3.7 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 23.3 37.0 40.6 17.3 3.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 111,561 124,114 116,829 4.7 -5.9 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,844 10,695 9,164 3.6 -14.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 697 693 1,205 72.9 73.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,305 14,205 14,250 38.3 0.3 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 17,890 18,974 18,131 1.3 -4.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 154,033 205,427 184,554 19.8 -10.2 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 60,519 35,704 32,639 -46.1 -8.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 23,209 21,246 19,864 -14.4 -6.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 9,432 9,879 9,468 0.4 -4.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 25,924 18,111 21,107 -18.6 16.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 281,143 348,192 349,499 24.3 0.4 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 197,206 175,615 189,296 -4.0 7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2020 and 2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent -- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 February .....................:1,032,907 1,043,505 1.0 2,157,675 2,179,072 1.0 March ........................:1,121,446 1,175,989 4.9 3,279,121 3,355,061 2.3 April ........................:1,051,959 1,135,900 8.0 4,331,080 4,490,961 3.7 May ..........................:1,101,211 1,157,550 5.1 5,432,291 5,648,511 4.0 June .........................:1,121,598 1,124,204 0.2 6,553,889 6,772,715 3.3 July .........................:1,110,115 7,664,004 August .......................:1,091,546 8,755,550 September ....................:1,104,235 9,859,785 October ......................:1,136,863 10,996,648 November .....................:1,102,292 12,098,940 December .....................:1,154,483 13,253,423 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 442,207 474,315 7.3 442,207 474,315 7.3 February .....................: 414,155 426,094 2.9 856,362 900,409 5.1 March ........................: 446,423 476,720 6.8 1,302,785 1,377,129 5.7 April ........................: 446,525 472,424 5.8 1,749,310 1,849,553 5.7 May ..........................: 441,148 478,522 8.5 2,190,458 2,328,075 6.3 June .........................: 431,782 453,936 5.1 2,622,240 2,782,011 6.1 July .........................: 453,096 3,075,336 August .......................: 445,137 3,520,473 September ....................: 432,114 3,952,587 October ......................: 460,217 4,412,804 November .....................: 449,783 4,862,587 December .....................: 474,946 5,337,533 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 323,344 346,949 7.3 323,344 346,949 7.3 February .....................: 296,659 300,535 1.3 620,003 647,484 4.4 March ........................: 314,114 333,787 6.3 934,117 981,271 5.0 April ........................: 330,119 334,079 1.2 1,264,236 1,315,350 4.0 May ..........................: 315,704 345,978 9.6 1,579,940 1,661,328 5.2 June .........................: 302,960 327,889 8.2 1,882,900 1,989,217 5.6 July .........................: 322,775 2,205,675 August .......................: 323,153 2,528,828 September ....................: 303,253 2,832,081 October ......................: 325,354 3,157,435 November .....................: 321,553 3,478,988 December .....................: 349,162 3,828,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 488,692 481,029 -1.6 488,692 481,029 -1.6 February .....................: 445,765 443,254 -0.6 934,457 924,283 -1.1 March ........................: 485,546 502,468 3.5 1,420,003 1,426,751 0.5 April ........................: 447,648 481,988 7.7 1,867,651 1,908,739 2.2 May ..........................: 482,323 481,370 -0.2 2,349,974 2,390,109 1.7 June .........................: 485,761 473,101 -2.6 2,835,735 2,863,210 1.0 July .........................: 454,998 3,290,733 August .......................: 445,538 3,736,271 September ....................: 469,823 4,206,094 October ......................: 473,294 4,679,388 November .....................: 454,904 5,134,292 December .....................: 490,878 5,625,170 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 384,730 374,948 -2.5 384,730 374,948 -2.5 February .....................: 352,735 345,504 -2.0 737,465 720,452 -2.3 March ........................: 386,397 392,357 1.5 1,123,862 1,112,809 -1.0 April ........................: 353,043 376,809 6.7 1,476,905 1,489,618 0.9 May ..........................: 379,446 376,774 -0.7 1,856,351 1,866,392 0.5 June .........................: 389,307 370,163 -4.9 2,245,658 2,236,555 -0.4 July .........................: 364,832 2,610,490 August .......................: 355,527 2,966,017 September ....................: 371,610 3,337,627 October ......................: 371,411 3,709,038 November .....................: 358,817 4,067,855 December .....................: 382,737 4,450,592 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 6,867 6,284 -8.5 6,867 6,284 -8.5 February .....................: 5,943 6,180 4.0 12,810 12,464 -2.7 March ........................: 6,739 7,108 5.5 19,549 19,572 0.1 April ........................: 5,152 6,549 27.1 24,701 26,121 5.7 May ..........................: 6,572 6,792 3.3 31,273 32,913 5.2 June .........................: 6,095 7,609 24.8 37,368 40,522 8.4 July .........................: 5,353 42,721 August .......................: 6,113 48,834 September ....................: 6,869 55,703 October ......................: 6,723 62,426 November .....................: 6,653 69,079 December .....................: 6,781 75,860 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 204,937 209,630 2.3 204,937 209,630 2.3 February .....................: 194,746 186,304 -4.3 399,683 395,934 -0.9 March ........................: 200,040 198,920 -0.6 599,723 594,854 -0.8 April ........................: 227,200 183,851 -19.1 826,923 778,705 -5.8 May ..........................: 172,343 184,894 7.3 999,266 963,599 -3.6 June .........................: 149,135 160,709 7.8 1,148,401 1,124,308 -2.1 July .........................: 152,947 1,301,348 August .......................: 150,921 1,452,269 September ....................: 150,709 1,602,978 October ......................: 161,980 1,764,958 November .....................: 172,899 1,937,857 December .....................: 207,529 2,145,386 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 184,097 198,025 7.6 184,097 198,025 7.6 February .....................: 174,749 183,614 5.1 358,846 381,639 6.4 March ........................: 173,665 199,307 14.8 532,511 580,946 9.1 April ........................: 202,632 194,262 -4.1 735,143 775,208 5.4 May ..........................: 157,236 205,427 30.6 892,379 980,635 9.9 June .........................: 154,033 184,554 19.8 1,046,412 1,165,189 11.4 July .........................: 166,138 1,212,550 August .......................: 147,194 1,359,744 September ....................: 126,249 1,485,993 October ......................: 141,255 1,627,248 November .....................: 155,435 1,782,683 December .....................: 208,252 1,990,935 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 41,232 35,992 -12.7 41,232 35,992 -12.7 February .....................: 38,751 31,639 -18.4 79,983 67,631 -15.4 March ........................: 55,841 39,638 -29.0 135,824 107,269 -21.0 April ........................: 51,611 46,966 -9.0 187,435 154,235 -17.7 May ..........................: 56,669 35,704 -37.0 244,104 189,939 -22.2 June .........................: 60,519 32,639 -46.1 304,623 222,578 -26.9 July .........................: 61,369 365,992 August .......................: 69,232 435,224 September ....................: 81,084 516,308 October ......................: 63,309 579,617 November .....................: 64,961 644,578 December .....................: 50,648 695,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 85,353 83,988 -1.6 85,353 83,988 -1.6 February .....................: 77,137 75,323 -2.4 162,490 159,311 -2.0 March ........................: 83,482 79,609 -4.6 245,972 238,920 -2.9 April ........................: 75,824 74,694 -1.5 321,796 313,614 -2.5 May ..........................: 84,109 77,738 -7.6 405,905 391,352 -3.6 June .........................: 81,713 80,618 -1.3 487,618 471,970 -3.2 July .........................: 82,616 570,234 August .......................: 78,720 648,954 September ....................: 76,954 725,908 October ......................: 75,148 801,056 November .....................: 68,652 869,708 December .....................: 81,301 951,009 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 84,665 93,798 10.8 84,665 93,798 10.8 February .....................: 84,265 79,123 -6.1 168,930 172,921 2.4 March ........................: 94,831 99,375 4.8 263,761 272,296 3.2 April ........................: 88,674 91,508 3.2 352,435 363,804 3.2 May ..........................: 90,928 95,288 4.8 443,363 459,092 3.5 June .........................: 102,804 94,677 -7.9 546,167 553,769 1.4 July .........................: 99,916 646,083 August .......................: 95,837 741,920 September ....................: 93,454 835,374 October ......................: 86,843 922,217 November .....................: 85,542 1,007,759 December .....................: 95,013 1,102,772 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,350 43,800 5.9 41,350 43,800 5.9 February .....................: 35,487 37,512 5.7 76,837 81,312 5.8 March ........................: 40,094 42,286 5.5 116,931 123,598 5.7 April ........................: 37,341 39,159 4.9 154,272 162,757 5.5 May ..........................: 39,074 42,393 8.5 193,346 205,150 6.1 June .........................: 40,189 40,275 0.2 233,535 245,425 5.1 July .........................: 39,655 273,190 August .......................: 40,061 313,251 September ....................: 40,988 354,239 October ......................: 40,971 395,210 November .....................: 39,311 434,521 December .....................: 43,137 477,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,957 26,622 -4.8 27,957 26,622 -4.8 February .....................: 26,723 27,470 2.8 54,680 54,092 -1.1 March ........................: 31,391 31,376 - 86,071 85,468 -0.7 April ........................: 31,530 27,227 -13.6 117,601 112,695 -4.2 May ..........................: 31,032 28,246 -9.0 148,633 140,941 -5.2 June .........................: 29,649 28,832 -2.8 178,282 169,773 -4.8 July .........................: 31,016 209,298 August .......................: 30,517 239,815 September ....................: 33,831 273,646 October ......................: 32,294 305,940 November .....................: 27,508 333,448 December .....................: 29,258 362,706 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 26,533 24,428 -7.9 26,533 24,428 -7.9 February .....................: 24,575 24,271 -1.2 51,108 48,699 -4.7 March ........................: 27,979 28,722 2.7 79,087 77,421 -2.1 April ........................: 26,753 25,170 -5.9 105,840 102,591 -3.1 May ..........................: 24,688 24,261 -1.7 130,528 126,852 -2.8 June .........................: 24,951 24,453 -2.0 155,479 151,305 -2.7 July .........................: 27,393 182,872 August .......................: 25,885 208,757 September ....................: 26,719 235,476 October ......................: 27,540 263,016 November .....................: 22,228 285,244 December .....................: 23,495 308,739 : Sour cream : January ......................: 120,042 115,248 -4.0 120,042 115,248 -4.0 February .....................: 104,435 113,749 8.9 224,477 228,997 2.0 March ........................: 115,545 133,250 15.3 340,022 362,247 6.5 April ........................: 110,956 119,400 7.6 450,978 481,647 6.8 May ..........................: 135,931 120,542 -11.3 586,909 602,189 2.6 June .........................: 121,733 123,443 1.4 708,642 725,632 2.4 July .........................: 112,681 821,323 August .......................: 117,149 938,472 September ....................: 120,885 1,059,357 October ......................: 138,408 1,197,765 November .....................: 130,353 1,328,118 December .....................: 132,789 1,460,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 54,775 56,990 4.0 54,775 56,990 4.0 February .....................: 55,045 55,630 1.1 109,820 112,620 2.5 March ........................: 64,287 70,028 8.9 174,107 182,648 4.9 April ........................: 63,439 67,955 7.1 237,546 250,603 5.5 May ..........................: 64,598 61,173 -5.3 302,144 311,776 3.2 June .........................: 72,777 66,513 -8.6 374,921 378,289 0.9 July .........................: 73,592 448,513 August .......................: 70,473 518,986 September ....................: 68,194 587,180 October ......................: 63,264 650,444 November .....................: 54,826 705,270 December .....................: 53,441 758,711 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 33,533 30,737 -8.3 33,533 30,737 -8.3 February .....................: 37,999 33,507 -11.8 71,532 64,244 -10.2 March ........................: 42,867 44,486 3.8 114,399 108,730 -5.0 April ........................: 39,368 41,177 4.6 153,767 149,907 -2.5 May ..........................: 45,133 44,880 -0.6 198,900 194,787 -2.1 June .........................: 47,269 43,926 -7.1 246,169 238,713 -3.0 July .........................: 45,547 291,716 August .......................: 45,371 337,087 September ....................: 41,756 378,843 October ......................: 38,173 417,016 November .....................: 33,279 450,295 December .....................: 32,167 482,462 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,386 2,666 11.7 2,386 2,666 11.7 February .....................: 2,840 2,605 -8.3 5,226 5,271 0.9 March ........................: 2,721 2,559 -6.0 7,947 7,830 -1.5 April ........................: 2,425 2,797 15.3 10,372 10,627 2.5 May ..........................: 2,328 2,334 0.3 12,700 12,961 2.1 June .........................: 3,246 2,678 -17.5 15,946 15,639 -1.9 July .........................: 3,210 19,156 August .......................: 3,416 22,572 September ....................: 2,962 25,534 October ......................: 2,882 28,416 November .....................: 2,300 30,716 December .....................: 2,816 33,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 355,942 385,594 8.3 355,942 385,594 8.3 February .....................: 380,263 381,121 0.2 736,205 766,715 4.1 March ........................: 438,213 442,886 1.1 1,174,418 1,209,601 3.0 April ........................: 361,848 413,835 14.4 1,536,266 1,623,436 5.7 May ..........................: 373,099 388,759 4.2 1,909,365 2,012,195 5.4 June .........................: 398,683 386,089 -3.2 2,308,048 2,398,284 3.9 July .........................: 365,149 2,673,197 August .......................: 382,228 3,055,425 September ....................: 391,449 3,446,874 October ......................: 386,630 3,833,504 November .....................: 326,611 4,160,115 December .....................: 358,291 4,518,406 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,818 3,804 35.0 2,818 3,804 35.0 February .....................: 3,223 4,101 27.2 6,041 7,905 30.9 March ........................: 3,602 3,153 -12.5 9,643 11,058 14.7 April ........................: 2,570 2,431 -5.4 12,213 13,489 10.4 May ..........................: 2,623 2,318 -11.6 14,836 15,807 6.5 June .........................: 3,440 3,394 -1.3 18,276 19,201 5.1 July .........................: 3,564 21,840 August .......................: 3,231 25,071 September ....................: 3,156 28,227 October ......................: 2,483 30,710 November .....................: 2,130 32,840 December .....................: 2,636 35,476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 207,079 207,592 193,619 -6.5 -6.7 Idaho ..........: 87,241 79,986 86,192 -1.2 7.8 Illinois .......: 4,793 5,024 5,712 19.2 13.7 Iowa ...........: 29,955 29,859 27,406 -8.5 -8.2 Minnesota ......: 61,182 65,104 61,283 0.2 -5.9 New Jersey .....: 5,520 4,303 4,866 -11.8 13.1 New Mexico .....: 80,756 82,495 79,663 -1.4 -3.4 New York .......: 73,830 71,568 69,909 -5.3 -2.3 Ohio ...........: 19,696 19,644 20,130 2.2 2.5 Oregon .........: 18,258 20,118 18,452 1.1 -8.3 Pennsylvania ...: 35,276 38,116 30,420 -13.8 -20.2 South Dakota ...: 35,741 44,049 40,186 12.4 -8.8 Vermont ........: 11,956 12,002 11,917 -0.3 -0.7 Wisconsin ......: 287,982 291,815 293,530 1.9 0.6 : Other States 1/ : 162,333 185,875 180,919 11.4 -2.7 : United States ..: 1,121,598 1,157,550 1,124,204 0.2 -2.9 : Atlantic .......: 137,845 137,974 128,507 -6.8 -6.9 Central ........: 517,438 557,045 547,683 5.8 -1.7 West ...........: 466,315 462,531 448,014 -3.9 -3.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 47,659 50,469 44,411 -6.8 -12.0 Idaho ..........: 49,396 53,509 50,834 2.9 -5.0 Iowa ...........: 17,324 15,999 13,177 -23.9 -17.6 Minnesota ......: 52,096 53,744 50,523 -3.0 -6.0 New York .......: 12,118 12,823 12,206 0.7 -4.8 Oregon .........: 18,135 19,985 18,330 1.1 -8.3 Wisconsin ......: 83,417 92,589 88,600 6.2 -4.3 : Other States 1/ : 151,637 179,404 175,855 16.0 -2.0 : United States ..: 431,782 478,522 453,936 5.1 -5.1 : Atlantic .......: 28,223 28,773 28,152 -0.3 -2.2 Central ........: 215,585 254,615 239,239 11.0 -6.0 West ...........: 187,974 195,134 186,545 -0.8 -4.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 22,654 26,748 22,183 -2.1 -17.1 Iowa ...........: 9,605 8,987 7,465 -22.3 -16.9 Minnesota ......: 48,624 52,363 49,143 1.1 -6.1 Oregon .........: 16,654 18,573 17,214 3.4 -7.3 Vermont ........: 8,206 8,427 8,284 1.0 -1.7 Wisconsin ......: 56,420 62,159 60,900 7.9 -2.0 : Other States 1/ : 140,797 168,721 162,700 15.6 -3.6 : United States ..: 302,960 345,978 327,889 8.2 -5.2 : Atlantic .......: 26,503 26,808 26,232 -1.0 -2.1 Central ........: 146,576 183,450 167,938 14.6 -8.5 West ...........: 129,881 135,720 133,719 3.0 -1.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 136,351 135,257 125,388 -8.0 -7.3 Idaho ..........: 32,961 21,703 30,282 -8.1 39.5 Minnesota ......: 8,959 11,144 10,483 17.0 -5.9 New Jersey .....: 2,597 2,103 2,307 -11.2 9.7 New York .......: 28,972 29,621 27,096 -6.5 -8.5 Pennsylvania ...: 20,944 23,324 21,747 3.8 -6.8 Wisconsin ......: 145,090 140,394 144,020 -0.7 2.6 : Other States 1/ : 109,887 117,824 111,778 1.7 -5.1 : United States ..: 485,761 481,370 473,101 -2.6 -1.7 : Atlantic .......: 56,604 59,875 55,329 -2.3 -7.6 Central ........: 197,622 202,054 202,729 2.6 0.3 West ...........: 231,535 219,441 215,043 -7.1 -2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 128,855 125,132 115,722 -10.2 -7.5 Idaho ..........: 32,312 21,010 29,577 -8.5 40.8 New York .......: 13,588 16,170 13,915 2.4 -13.9 Pennsylvania ...: 16,919 18,755 17,849 5.5 -4.8 Wisconsin ......: 96,156 92,602 94,200 -2.0 1.7 : Other States 1/ : 101,477 103,105 98,900 -2.5 -4.1 : United States ..: 389,307 376,774 370,163 -4.9 -1.8 : Atlantic .......: 34,439 38,463 35,534 3.2 -7.6 Central ........: 133,277 131,946 131,736 -1.2 -0.2 West ...........: 221,591 206,365 202,893 -8.4 -1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 49,225 61,211 55,167 12.1 -9.9 New York .......: 1,359 1,319 1,161 -14.6 -12.0 Pennsylvania ...: 7,560 7,391 7,017 -7.2 -5.1 : Other States 1/ : 90,991 114,973 97,364 7.0 -15.3 : United States ..: 149,135 184,894 160,709 7.8 -13.1 : Atlantic .......: 13,512 15,324 12,811 -5.2 -16.4 Central ........: 54,852 69,833 60,842 10.9 -12.9 West ...........: 80,771 99,737 87,056 7.8 -12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 56,328 91,812 76,518 35.8 -16.7 Pennsylvania ...: 13,996 16,853 15,015 7.3 -10.9 : Other States 1/ : 83,709 96,762 93,021 11.1 -3.9 : United States ..: 154,033 205,427 184,554 19.8 -10.2 : Atlantic .......: 28,487 32,487 32,164 12.9 -1.0 Central ........: 37,735 40,072 38,273 1.4 -4.5 West ...........: 87,811 132,868 114,117 30.0 -14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,260 12,609 14,746 31.0 16.9 Wisconsin ......: 22,459 23,431 21,792 -3.0 -7.0 : Other States 1/ : 46,422 40,361 42,845 -7.7 6.2 : United States ..: 80,141 76,401 79,383 -0.9 3.9 : Atlantic .......: 21,204 23,665 25,373 19.7 7.2 Central ........: 38,696 34,163 31,823 -17.8 -6.8 West ...........: 20,241 18,573 22,187 9.6 19.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : June : May : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 7,156 7,068 7,849 9.7 11.0 Connecticut ....: 1,269 1,403 1,445 13.9 3.0 Missouri .......: 2,868 2,667 2,771 -3.4 3.9 New York .......: 2,432 2,122 2,086 -14.2 -1.7 Ohio ...........: 2,961 2,620 2,713 -8.4 3.5 Oregon .........: 1,210 947 985 -18.6 4.0 Pennsylvania ...: 3,566 2,483 3,657 2.6 47.3 Tennessee ......: 2,000 818 1,719 -14.1 110.1 Utah ...........: 2,639 1,533 1,522 -42.3 -0.7 Wisconsin ......: 656 659 698 6.4 5.9 : Other States 1/ : 46,020 38,853 41,068 -10.8 5.7 : United States ..: 72,777 61,173 66,513 -8.6 8.7 : Atlantic .......: 15,185 13,950 15,066 -0.8 8.0 Central ........: 44,583 36,086 39,357 -11.7 9.1 West ...........: 13,009 11,137 12,090 -7.1 8.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2020, there were 1,242 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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